Blue Wanderer (species: Tirumala hamata) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Tirumala hamata
Blue Wanderer


©Marianne Pearce: Tirumala hamata at Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Tirumala hamata at Lizard Island.

©Marianne Pearce: Many Tirumala hamata resting in trees behind Watson's Bay beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Nymphalidae
Genus Tirumala
Species Tirumala hamata

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Wings black with bright blue markings; head black with small white spots.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Up to 7 cm

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

These butterflies make mass migrations in some years. One such migration passed through Lizard Island in May 2019. A huge number of individuals were present in most forested areas.

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References

  • Lachlan, R.B. (2003). An annotated list of the hawk moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Lizard Island, Queensland, Australian Entomologist, 30: 1-3. LIRS catalog number 792.