Charaxes sempronius

1 Tailed Emperor at Thurgoona, NSW

Charaxes sempronius at Thurgoona, NSW - 1 Feb 2022
Request use of media

Identification history

Charaxes sempronius 10 Feb 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 1 Feb 2022 ChrisAllen

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Could find the species, but I'm pretty sure it's a Australian tailed emperor butterfly, Polyura sempronius

3 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:
   2 Feb 2022
wow. looks like an exotic alien species! https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_nymphs/TailedEmperor.htm ?
ChrisAllen wrote:
   2 Feb 2022
Yeah its horns look really cool. My daughter spotted it when I was standing right next to it
   10 Feb 2022
Polyura sempronius is an old name for Charaxes sempronius

Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Feb 2022 07:30 PM Recorded on
  • ChrisAllen Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,203,459 sightings of 20,917 species in 9,213 locations from 12,749 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.