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  • Ulysses Butterfly, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Michael Mcmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Ulysses Butterfly, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) upupamartin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Ulysses Butterfly, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Ulysses Butterfly, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Malcolm Tattersall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Ulysses Butterfly, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Ulysses Butterfly, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) 2007 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Ulysses Butterfly

Papilio ulysses

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About

Papilio ulysses, the Ulysses butterfly (also commonly known as the Blue emperor), is a large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspan is about 10.5 cm (4.1 in) in Queensland.

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