Notes

Other Common Names Onycha Blue This species is very similar to T. miskini. If I'd found this specimen sitting in the middle of a field I'd probably have taken ages to decide which species it was. But in this case, I was immediately confident it was a Cycad Blue, because I found it sitting on a cycad. It was in the Mount Annan Botanic Garden; in one section of their Terrace Garden there is a bed of cycads, and I found this butterfly resting on Macrozamia lucida, according to the sign at the bottom of the plant. After I'd taken a few photos, it flew off rapidly, but it soon settled on the ground nearby, and I was able to get some more shots. I was pleased to find this butterfly, because every time I go to Mount Annan I always check the cycads for this species. I never really expected to see it there, as it's not a very big bed of cycads, so it was a pleasant surprise. Sightings Mount Annan Botanic Garden - December 2004 Cairns - September 2008