Wikipedia says…
The meadow argus (Junonia villida) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin’s Hampstead eye in the United Kingdom, where it has occurred only as an accidental import.
The wingspan measures 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in males and 4.3 centimetres (1.7) in females
(Nikon D3000, on auto)
Thanks for looking.
🙂
I found this butterfly on top of my car after a night of rain. Unfortunately, it was missing bits and I’m pretty sure it was dead. I put it on top of my wheelie bin for photos.(Nikon D3000)
It is another of our painted lady butterflies – the Vanessa itea – the Australian admiral aka yellow admiral. I can’t recall seeing one before.
Wikipedia says…
The yellow admiral or Australian admiral (Vanessa itea) is a butterfly native to Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Islands. The Māori name is kahukowhai, which means “yellow cloak”. The yellow admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae, the sub-family Nymphalinae as well as the tribe Nymphalini.
The pretty grapevine moth has returned but I’m unable to catch it settled enough for a photo. There is also an orange butterfly with the blue wing eyes that I photographed a year or two ago (I’ll share those photos tomorrow) and I’ve been chasing around a pair of lovely frilly looking white butterflies with black edges on their wings.
Thanks for looking. I’ll try to get around to a few blogs over the coming days, so don’t get too big a shock if you see me!
Have a good day. 🙂
I haven’t identified this drone or hover fly exactly, but it is definitely one of the bee and wasp mimicking fly species. This one is feeding on a milk thistle flower. Since I’ve been so busy with writing, the thistles have long-passed the seeding stage. The birds and insects love it. My ‘wild garden’ theme is a bit extreme!
Nikon D3000, SLR, on auto.
Thanks for looking. 🙂
Christine R 
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