Qingfeng Butterfly Specimen

The Green Phoenix Butterfly, scientific name Graphium sarpedon, is a butterfly in the family of Phoenix butterflies, also known as the Camphor Blue Phoenix Butterfly, Blue Ribbon Blue Phoenix Butterfly, or Blue Ribbon Phoenix Butterfly. It can be divided into spring and summer types, with the spring type being slightly smaller and the wings having slightly wider blue patches. Over a year and overlapping generations, overwintering as pupae. Adults appear from March to October, and are visible year-round in the tropics. The blue phoenix butterfly has strong flying ability and likes to visit flowers and suck nectar. It often operates in damp and open areas at low altitudes, and is also common in gardens, streets, and open forest areas. Mainly distributed in Asia and Oceania. The hosts are mostly plants of the Lauraceae family.