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Blue Tiger butterfly photographed at Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
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BLUE TIGER FACTS |
Identification
The Blue Tiger is unmistakable with blue streaks oval spots on a dark background. They have a slow weak flight. Adults congregate in large numbers along creek banks along northern Queensland coast in dry season.
Size
wingspan: 72mm
Habitat
rainforest, vine thickets
Food
rainforest vines
Breeding
lays eggs on rainforest vines. The caterpillars feed on the leaves (usually Secamone elliptica) and pupate on the plant.
Range
coastal Queensland and New South Wales, and top of Northern Territory
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Nymphalidae | | Genus: | Tirumala | | Species: | hamata | | Common Name: | Blue Tiger |
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