Charaxes sempronius

2 Tailed Emperor at Holder, ACT

Charaxes sempronius at Holder, ACT - 21 Apr 2022 07:54 AM
Charaxes sempronius at Holder, ACT - 21 Apr 2022 07:54 AM
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Charaxes sempronius 16 May 2022 SuziBond
Charaxes sempronius 16 May 2022 Miranda

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I had seen a tailed emperor flying around Holder over the course of about a month but not been able to get a photo of it - then I found this one injured on the ground. I don't know enough about this species behaviour to guess whether it might have been the same individual? It had most of a hind wing missing and may have been grabbed by a bird.

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SuziBond wrote:
   30 Jun 2022
Hi Miranda, I'm guessing you were seeing different individuals around Holder. Often when it is the end of the flight period for a butterfly, individuals increasingly look tatty and damaged.

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