Cethosia penthesilea (Orange Lacewing)
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
27/04/2021
Cairns
27/04/2021
Cairns
29/06/2008
Australian Wildlife World, Sydney
29/06/2008
Australian Wildlife World, Sydney
29/06/2008
Australian Wildlife World, Sydney
20/04/2018
Marraki Road, NT
20/04/2018
Marraki Road, NT
20/04/2018
Marraki Road, NT
20/04/2018
Marraki Road, NT
20/04/2018
Marraki Road, NT
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
24/10/2005
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary
Notes
Prior to my trip to NT in April 2018 I’d only seen this species in butterfly houses. I finally saw them in the wild on the Marraki Road, where a few were feeding from flowers. Unfortunately there was a bit of a breeze which caused the flowers to move a lot, and the butterflies never settled for more than a few moments.
On my April 2021 visit to Cairns I saw one of these butterflies in the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park, not far from the Botanic Gardens. I’d heard that escapees from the little butterfly house in the Gardens had been breeding in the wild around Cairns, and this sighting supported that.
Sightings
Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary – October 2005
Marraki Road, NT – April 2018
Cairns – April 2021