Sabera dobboe (Yellow-streaked Swift)
09/08/2008
Tolga, Qld
21/02/2020
Smithfield Regional Park, Cairns
21/02/2020
Smithfield Regional Park, Cairns
21/02/2020
Smithfield Regional Park, Cairns
17/12/2017
Palmetum, Townsville
17/12/2017
Palmetum, Townsville
26/03/2016
Cairns
26/03/2016
Cairns
07/09/2012
Cairns
09/08/2008
Tolga, Qld
24/04/2011
Cairns
29/04/2006
Cairns
29/04/2006
Cairns
21/08/2007
Cairns
21/08/2007
Cairns
Other Common Name
Miskin’s Swift
Notes
On my second trip to Cairns I saw two of these butterflies in a small clearing in the rainforest. They spent a lot of the time chasing each other around, but periodically stopped for a breather. I took several photos, but unfortunately the light was poor as it was an overcast day, and most of the pics were useless.
I’ve occasionally come across dobboe on subsequent visits to Cairns, and I also saw them in the Townsville Palmetum.
Sightings
Cairns – April 2006, August 2007, September 2008, April 2011, February 2020
Townsville – December 2017