They get their name from the two bright blue circular patches on the male's wings, resembling the full 'blue moon' in the dark sky.
The egg-shaped patches on males wings give the butterfly its names. Common Eggfly Butterfly male shows very strong territory habit. Whenever any butterfly fly into its territory, it chases away them aggressively. Then it always returns back to the same spot. It may stay at the same spot for long time.
Common Eggfly butterflies are common in Brisbane. In summer, they are found along the foot-path or forest edge in bushes. The butterfly flies steadily but settles frequently. Males usually rest on the same spot two meters above ground, protecting his territory.
The caterpillars are black in colour with orange-yellow branch-spines. They feed on Love Flower Pseuderanthemum variabile and several other different plants. Caterpillars feed at night.
Bolina, commonly known as the Blue Moon or Great Eggfly butterfly, become a rare commodity.
Common Eggfly butterflies are common in Brisbane. In summer, they are found along the foot-path or forest edge in bushes. The butterfly flies steadily but settles frequently. Males usually rest on the same spot two meters above ground, protecting his territory.
Male and female Common Eggfly Butterflies looked quite different.
Males butterflies have a large white spot in the middle of each wing, which is surrounded by a iridescent purple. Females are also mainly black in colour but have white and orange patterns on the top side of their wings. The caterpillars are black with orange-yellow branch-spines and feed mostly at night.
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