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Jalmenus evagoras
Seen on an acacia on the Mount Tibrogargan walking track, Glasshouse Mountains. I was amazed to discover, whilst researching this butterfly, that its caterpillars secrete a substance that attracts ants... this explains the ant behaviour in this spotting, which was on the same bush: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/897...
Spotted on Feb 11, 2012
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012
6 Comments
beautiful!
Lovely !!
fabulous pic!
Wow, thanks martinl - that's amazing!
Nice clear photo Shanna. The males stay around the bushes waiting for the females to emerge from their pupae. She will be mated before her wings are dry enough for flight. If eggs are laid on a bush without ants they will all be infested by predators. Here's one emerging. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/890...
Great spotting... This is very spectacular one...!!