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The beautiful Ulysses butterfly is found in various stages in some trees at Botanica Lifestyle Resort.  Here I have photographed 3 stages until it becomes an adult butterfly. (backwards)

It has a wingspan of about 14 cm (5.5 in), but depending on subspecies has some variations in size (western subspecies largest). The upperside of the wings are an iridescent electric blue; the underside is a more subdued black and brown. The colours are produced by the microscopic structure of the scales, a phenomenon called structural colouration. 

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