Butterflies of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
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Chequered Swallowtail distribution map DSE Database -
Grass Dart sp Photo E Collins A tiny , often overlooked, butterfly -
Butterfly Papilio anactus Photo J Birckhead Orchard Swallowtail. Food plant Citrus. -
Butterfly Polyura sempronius Photo J Heywood Tailed Emperor an irregular visitor to Victoria. -
Butterfly Papilio demoleus Photo E Collins Chequered Swallowtail an uncommon visitor to North-east Victoria -
Imperial Jezebel Delias harpalyce Photo J Birckhead Favours mistletoe -
Delias harpalyce Imperial Jezebel Photo J Heywood The pupae winter on the web.The food plant is mistletoe. These are just hatching. -
Delias harpalyce Imperial Jezebel and pupae Photo J Heywood Jan has caught this hatching event. -
Spotted Jezebel Delias aganippe Photo J Birckhead Aslo known as Wood White. Larval plants mistletoe and Cherry Ballart. photo -
Scarlet Jezebel Delias argenthona Photo J Heywood A rare visitor to our area. One food plant is mistletoe -
Common Brown Heteronympha merope Female Photo E Collins Larval food plants : native grasses. Common -
Common Brown Heteronympha merope Photo M O'Brien DSE Female on Senecio garlandii. Larval plants grasses -
Vanessa kershawi Australian Painted Lady male Photo J Heywood -
Stencilled Hairstreak Jalmenus ictinus Photo J Heywood Larval food plants include Acacia decurrens, implexa and dealbata. Ants that attend the larvae Iridomyrmex purpureus. -
Imperial Hairstreak Jalmenus evagoras Photo E Collins. Feeding on nectar from Senecio garlandii in December. Larval food plants Acacia sp. Larval attendant ants Iridomyrmex sp. -
Chequered Swallowtail Papilio demoleus Chiltern photo by E Collins -
Caper White ssp teutonia pale form Male The larval plant for this species is Capparis species. unusual butterfly to find here. Its larval food is the Caper Plant Some are very colourful but this poor old male looks drab in comparison
