Euchrysops cnejus (Spotted Pea-blue)

Other Common Name

Five-spotted Pea-blue, Gram Blue, Cupid

Notes

I found this butterfly in a low-lying grassy area at the bottom of the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. At first I didn’t pay much attention, as I assumed it was Lampides boeticus, a species which I don’t follow very often because when they’re flying they don’t tend to land very often and so can be rather frustrating. But I noticed that it didn’t seem to fly as rapidly as boeticus, and so when one landed close to me I took a few photos.

When I’m in Queensland I occasionally see this species around, but not very often and not in numbers.

Sightings

Cairns – October 2005, April 2006, September 2008, May 2010
Brisbane – November 2008
Darwin – April 2018

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