Qingfeng Butterfly Specimen

The Green Butterfly, scientific name Graphium sarpedon, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, also known as the Camphor Green Butterfly, Green Banded Camphor Butterfly, Blue Banded Green Butterfly, or Blue Banded Yellow Butterfly. It can be classified into spring and summer types, with the spring type being slightly smaller and the wing surface having slightly wider blue-green stripes. More than one year and overlapping generations, overwintering as pupae. Adults appear from March to October and are visible throughout the year in tropical regions. The green swallowtail butterfly has strong flying ability and likes to visit flowers and suck honey. It often moves in damp and open areas at low altitudes, and is also common in gardens, streets, and forest spaces. Mainly distributed in Asia and Oceania. The hosts are mostly plants of the Lauraceae family.