Adults can be found nectaring on a variety of flowers.
The genus Papilio is Latin for butterfly. The species Ulysses derives from the Roman version of the Latin name Odysseus, a character in ancient Greek literature.
The Blue Mountain Swallowtail is found in tropical rainforests where they spend most of their time in the canopy.
Females lay their eggs individually on the underside of the host plant. After hatching the larvae feed on the host plant until they are ready to pupate, usually in a different location on the same tree they were feeding from.
There are multiple generations each year making it possible to find adults year round with the highest number from February to May.
Male Blue Mountain Swallowtails are known to be highly attracted to the color blue. In the wild it is possible to entice males down from the canopy with a shiny piece of blue paper or metal .
