Other Common Names

Blue Wanderer

Notes

I saw this species in three different parts of Sydney in November 2004 (Ingleburn, North Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens), but on each occasion the butterfly just flew along without any thought of settling. I’d expected to photograph some in Cairns, but didn’t see any in October 2005. In April 2006, however, I saw them on three or four occasions, and two of them settled to pose for photos.
In Cairns the butterflies generally floated around slowly, settling from time to time on low shrubs.

Sightings

Sydney – November 2004, October 2020
Cairns – April 2006, April 2011, March 2016, March 2017,  April 2021
Darwin – April 2024

Links

• The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Bob’s Butterflies
• South Australian Butterflies & Moths
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Butterflies of Dorrigo
• Australian Nature Photography
• Brisbane Insects
• Tobias Westmeier’s website
• Butterflies and Other Invertebrates
• Wikipedia
• iNaturalist
• Museum Victoria
• A specimen of Tirumala hamata hamata (Macleay, 1826) (Lepidoptera: Danainae) from Captain Cook’s first voyage by Jeanne Robinson & Richard I. Vane Wright
• Australian Butterfly Conservation (Facebook)
• Butterflies on the Move