Cairns trip, February 2026I don’t normally go to Cairns in the wet season, but I…

 My 4th butterflying trip to Western AustraliaMost of this post describes my trip to WA…

 Heteronymphas, Ogyris and Far North QueenslandTo Blackheath for HeteronymphasIn March I twice went to Blackheath…

 At last, an Update!It’s been a long time since my last update. During the winter…

 Northern TerritoryIn April 2024 I made my second trip to Darwin, this time with Ross…

New speciesI had been looking for the Yellow Jewel (Hypochrysops byzos) ever since I began…

Taxonomic changes I thought it was about time I changed the website to reflect a number…

The late, great Douglas Adams’ book “So Long And Thanks For All The Fish” features…

The butterfly season is winding down in the Sydney area as we head into the…

Well it’s been another long gap between updates, mainly because butterflies have been few and…

With Sydney’s winter becoming cold enough to attract White Walkers instead of American tourists, I…

April was a quiet month for butterflies in the Sydney area. I didn’t see many…

It’s been almost 5 months since I last updated this website. This is partly because…

It’s been almost a year since I updated this website. I didn’t die from COVID;…

This month has been a bit more successful than October, though I have still made…

It’s been a while since my last update, and that’s because there hasn’t been all…

Australia Post stamp. In a few days Australia Post will be issuing Wildlife Recovery, a set…

New species and subspecies. It’s been a long time since I updated this website, largely because…

I hadn’t been to Cairns for two years but I found myself with some time…

It’s been a long time since I updated my blog, and that’s because there hasn’t…

I have updated my Photo Gallery with the photos from my 3 most recent butterflying…

Thursday 24th October saw the launch of Butterflies Australia, a new citizen science project aimed…

I have updated the Photo Gallery with the photos from my 3 most recent butterflying…

Australia has 18 species of Hypochrysops butterflies, commonly known as Jewels, all of which rank somewhere…

The Silky Hairstreak (Pseudalmenus chlorinda) is  only a small butterfly, with a wingspan under 3cm,…

The wonderful Montane Iris-skipper (Mesodina aeluropis) is the largest and most colourful of the 5…

The Bright Copper (Paralucia aurifera) is a common and very colourful butterfly, yet it is…

In June 2019 my wife and I spent around 8 days at West Kelowna in…

The Chequered Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla mastersi) is one of around 125 Australian species belonging to the…

I have updated Photo Gallery with the photos from my 3 most recent butterflying trips,…

See also my blog post describing the Mount Annan Botanic Gardens site.  Most years I…

Located just past Campbelltown in Sydney’s outer south-west, the Mount Annan Botanic Garden is well…

Winter is coming!  The weather around Sydney has been beautiful recently with lots of lovely…

Glenbrook, in the lower Blue Mountains, is home to several good butterfly sites, one of…

There’s just something irresistible about Ant-blues in general, and the Golden Ant-blue (Acrodipsas aurata) in…

Butterfly collecting is a very divisive subject amongst those of us who have a passion…

The Southern Pearl-white (Elodina angulipennis) is the only member of its genus which can be…

This specimen of Papilio ulysses (Ulysses Swallowtail) resides in the collection of my mate Al…

The Small Green-Banded Blue (Psychonotis caelius) is a small but very attractive Lycaenid butterfly. It…

Since I returned from Mexico  I have been out Butterhiking 3 times, without getting round…

When Michael Braby’s enormous 2-volume tome Butterflies of Australia : Their Identification, Biology and Distribution was published…

  On 12 January 2019 I found my first ever NSW specimen of Hypochrysops ignitus…

Huatulco, Mexico in February 2019.   For my first visit to Mexico my then wife and…

Coalcliff 31/01/2019.  This was my annual unsuccessful attempt to get photos of the Dark Shield-skipper…

I made my first ever trip to Tasmania on 15th-16th January; a very quick visit…

I have converted my old website’s Updates page entries for the years 2004 to 2018…