blue-banded eggfly

Description:

The blue-banded eggfly is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Aru and Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia), and Australia (coast of New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland). Wingspan: 80–90 mm. The background colour of the wings is black with a row of white dots and a blue band. The larvae feed on Pseuderanthemum variabile, Asystasia gangetica and Graptophyllum pictum.

Habitat:

This spotting on cornstalk Dracaena (Dracaena fragrans) in a large semi-urban yard & garden near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

Notes:

The butterfly was attracted to over-ripe sirsak and guava that had fallen to the ground.