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Chaetocneme Denitza
Skipper Butterfly
Habitat was open (horse) paddocks, adjacent to heavily forested creek .
I spotted this stunning Butterfly at 5:20pm . It was resting on a Banana tree leaf. It almost glowed in the late afternoon light. I have certainly never seen one before and knew it was something special.
4 Comments
Wow, I've never seen one of these before. Gorgeous! I'm just down the road in Brisbane. Welcome :)
It is certainly special - what a beauty ! The bold white patches really enhance its looks :) Lovely !!
Wow! Gorgeous Skipper butterfly! Welcome to Project Noah, Susan.
Hi Susan86 - a beautiful butterfly!
Thank you for sharing this with our community and welcome to Project Noah!