Butterflies
When flowers bloom in Tasmania you're most likely to see some of these butterflies.
Leprea Brown
(Nesoxenica leprea) (endemic to Tasmania) is a medium-sized black butterfly. It’s upperside has broad yellow bands, the underside of hind wings is black, strongly patterned with white bands and eyespots.
Macleays swallowtail
(Graphium macleayanus) is about 4 cm long. The upperside of the wing is green with white markings and black edges. The lower surface is a deeper green with black, brown and white markings.The lower wings are strongly tailed. More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphium_macleayanus
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Orichora Brown
(Oreixenica orichora) has brown wings on top with yellow patches, and each wing also has an eyespot. Underneath, the wings are similar but paler, and the hind wings each have two eyespots. More at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/orichora.html
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