Framed Papilio ulysses Butterfly

$ 89.00

4.6 (350) In stock

Check out the blue and black Ulysses Butterfly. All specimens come framed or unframed to your liking!
Ulysses%20Butterfly%20-%20Papilio%20Ulysses%0D%0AThe%20Science%3A%0D%0AThe%20Papilio%20genus%2C%20when%20devised%2C%20was%20originally%20applied%20to%20all%20known%20butterflies.%20It%20is%20now%20restricted%20to%20only%20around%20215%20species%2C%20but%20Papilionidae%2C%20the%20Swallowtail%20family%2C%20includes%20many%20of%20the%20largest%2C%20most%20spectacular%20and%20prized%20specimens%20in%20the%20world.%20Also%20popularly%20known%20as%20the%20Blue%20Mountain%20Swallowtail%2C%20Papilio%20Ulysses%20was%20first%20described%20by%20Linnaeus%20himself%20in%201758%2C%20and%20there%20are%20now%20at%20least%2015%20known%20subspecies.%20Found%20in%20Northern%20Queensland%2C%20its%20range%20extends%20across%20several%20nearby%20islands%20in%20the%20Moluccas%2C%20Papua%20New%20Guinea%20and%20the%20Solomon%20Islands.%20It%20is%20a%20velvety-black%20butterfly%20with%20beautiful%20intense%20iridescent%20blue%20blazes%20on%20the%20wings%20that%20seem%20to%20radiate%20from%20the%20body.%20Its%20hind%20wings%20are%20scalloped%20and%20trail%20long%20droplet-shaped%20tails.%20Eggs%20are%20laid%20on%20Euodia%2C%20Kerosene-Wood%2C%20and%20Citrus%20plants%2C%20and%20adults%20can%20be%20found%20in%20various%20habitats%20from%20rainforests%20to%20gardens.%20Males%20are%20more%20often%20seen%20than%20the%20somewhat%20less-blue%20females%2C%20and%20can%20be%20strongly%20attracted%20by%20objects%20of%20bright%20blue%20color.%20The%20intense%20color%20and%20graceful%20shape%20of%20the%20Blue%20Emperor%20make%20it%20one%20of%20the%20most%20desirable%20specimens%20in%20the%20world.%0D%0AThe%20Story%3A%0D%0AAll%20our%20framed%20insects%20are%20mounted%20and%20framed%20in%20Upstate%20New%20York.%20We%20model%20our%20frames%20from%20fine%20ashwood%2C%20and%20they%26rsquo%3Bre%20available%20in%20both%20a%20matte-black%2C%20and%20a%20natural%20finish.%0D%0AOur%20framed%20insects%20are%20made-to-order.%20Please%20allow%20up%20to%20two%20weeks%20for%20your%20order%20to%20be%20completed.%20If%20you%20need%20your%20order%20sooner%20than%20this%2C%20please%20contact%20us%20at%26nbsp%3B212-343-1114%20x401%26nbsp%3Bor%26nbsp%3Bfabrication%40%26nbsp%3Band%20we%20will%20do%20our%20best%20to%20accommodate%20you!