Hypochrysops piceatus (Bulloak Jewel)
13/02/2009
Leyburn, QLD
13/02/2009
Leyburn, QLD
13/02/2009
Leyburn, QLD
13/02/2009
Leyburn, QLD
Synonyms
Hypochrysops piceata
Other Common Name
Darling Downs Jewel
Notes
I know these photos aren’t much good, but bear in mind the fact that these butterflies were at least 30 feet up in a tree. They were behaving like most territorial male Hypochrysops do – posing on perches and dogfighting with their rivals. I just wished they’d picked a smaller tree…