Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
Sighting 4593974

Tirumala hamata

Blue Tiger at Slade Point, QLD

Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
Tirumala hamata at Slade Point, QLD - 22 Jul 2024 02:46 PM
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Identification history

Tirumala hamata 2 Jan 2025 AlisonMilton
Tirumala hamata 16 Sep 2024 Petesteamer

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Regularly seen in this reserve, although numbers were small compared to other years. There is a very large Paperbark swamp about 1 km from this spot where these butterflies are enormously abundant at certain times, presumably when mating and egg laying. Laval host trees?

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Local native shrubs. Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Mixed Gender
  • Mating display Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

  • Tirumala hamata Scientific name
  • Blue Tiger Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning

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