Notocrypta waigensis (Banded Demon)
11/08/2008
Fishery Falls, Qld
25/03/2016
Cairns
07/09/2012
Cairns
09/09/2012
Cairns
22/11/2013
Cairns
07/09/2008
Cairns
07/09/2008
Cairns
07/09/2008
Cairns
11/08/2008
Fishery Falls, Qld
22/10/2005
Cairns
22/10/2005
Cairns
22/10/2005
Cairns
22/10/2005
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
26/04/2006
Cairns
24/08/2007
Cairns
24/08/2007
Cairns
24/08/2007
Cairns
Notes
I’ve been rather fond of this species ever since my first time in Cairns. Every now and then one of these butterflies would appear out of nowhere and fly past me. Often they would land close to me even if I had inadvertently disturbed them – I wish more butterflies did that. When they feel threatened they can really disappear at a rate of knots, but most of the time they seem happy to just zoom away a short distance and then come back to the same area.
I did see this species on my return to Cairns in April 2006, but only the occasional specimen, and since then I haven’t come across them all that often.
Sightings
Cairns – October 2005, April 2006, August 2007, August 2008, September 2012, November 2013, March 2016