Notes

I do see this species in the rainforest around Cairns, but these butterflies live up to their common name and rarely stop cruising around, which is why most of my photos are from Butterfly houses.

Sightings

Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary – October 2005, August 2007
Kuranda – April 2011, November 2013, March 2016, March 2017
Cairns – October 2005, August 2007, February 2018, April 2021

Links

• The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Bob’s Butterflies
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Tobias Westmeier’s website
• Butterflies and Other Invertebrates
• Wikipedia
• iNaturalist