Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Wildlife Spotting

Photo by jbergie13
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

-33.8696, 151.201

Field Notes

Description:

Next door to the Sydney Aquarium was the Sydyney Wildlife Sanctuary that had a number of butterfly species. I have included them all together until I can start figuring out the individuals and making their own pages.

Habitat:

Throughout Australia.

Notes:

I will reach out at one point to the Sydney Wildlife Sanctuary area and attempt to get a listing of the species that they have within their butterfly dome.

Species ID Suggestions

Orange lacewing

Cethosia penthesilea

Reference Link
MartinL
1

Red Lacewing

Cethosia biblis

Reference Link
peter
1

Comments (3)
MartinL
Australian regulations require that they will not import live butterflies. Therefore this is one of the two local (but further north) species. The underwing pattern occurs only in the C. penthesilea but C. cydippe has no such markings. C. biblis is very similar but exotic.
jbergie13
Shall do - thanks Peter, I might take you up on that! All for another day though...
peter
These butterflies are amazing but you've uploaded them as one spotting. That's usually reserved for different perspectives of the same spotting or showing the habitat. I would recommend uploading each unique butterfly as a single spotting so they get the recognition they truly deserve. Let me know if you need any help with this.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2011

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies