Appias melania (Grey Albatross)
21/11/2013
Black Mountain Road, Kuranda
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
22/04/2011
Crystal Cascades
Notes
I had been to Cairns several times, at various different times of the year, so I’d been surprised not to have seen this species. Finally in April 2011, I saw one at Crystal Cascades; he was mostly puddling from the damp ground but at times perched on shrubs to bask in the sunshine. There was only the one butterfly of this species, despite the fact that they can sometimes be seen in numbers, so I was fortunate to see him.
Since then I’ve only photographed one more, which was puddling along Black Mountain Road at Kuranda.
Sightings
Crystal Cascades, Qld – April 2011
Black Mountain Road, Kuranda – November 2013