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Butterfly Orchid

Butterfly Orchid

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Danaus petilia. Covers most of the Australian mainland. The lava of this butterfly is very distinctive and feeds on a wide variety of native plants

This is a small daisy ( to 1m ) but belonging to the Eucalyptus which can grow to 80m+ in some instances.

Graphium sarpedon. One of the most familiar butterflies in the warmer parts of the east coast of Australia, mainly rainforest and monsoon forests.It c

Hypolimnas bolina. Quite common in northern and eastern parts of Australia. The blue patches reflect UV light and can only be seen at certain angles.

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Actinodium cunninghamii. A small daisy that is actually related to the giant Eucalyptus trees.

Eucalyptus diversicolor. A single giant in a smaller forest.

A tiny ray of sunshine from 93 million miles away touched the ragged wings of this butterfly.

Another shot of this beautiful bird.

One of the first orchids to appear this autumn which is quite amazing after a very long hot and dry summer.

Here he is, singing away or maybe telling other Wattlebirds to stay away. These banksia flowers are MINE

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Looking towards Mt Manypeaks from Two Peoples Bay. Western Australia

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