Hypochrysops piceatus (Bulloak Jewel)

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…

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