Suniana lascivia (Dark Grass-dart)
02/03/2009
Queen Marys Falls, QLD
02/03/2009
Queen Marys Falls, QLD
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
03/12/2014
Mount Kuring-gai
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
01/01/2009
near Atherton, QLD
Other Common Names
Dingy Grass-dart, Northern Dingy Dart
Notes
This is one of those butterflies that I finally saw after years of looking for it; I think the attraction was partly the fact that it’s a Dart that is actually easy to identify!
There were one or two of them around on a hillside near Atherton, and several more on another hillside near Herberton. I didn’t get many shots, however, as they were not very co-operative at all. I wish they’d been more like S. sunias, which was also at the Herberton site and was much more willing to pose for photos.
I think this is a very cute little thing, more interesting to see that the average Dart.
Sightings
Atherton, QLD – January 2009
Herberton, QLD – January 2009
Queen Mary’s Falls, near Killarney QLD – March 2009
Mount Kuring-gai – December 2014