The Cairns Birdwing Butterfly

The Cairns Birdwing butterfly is the largest of all Australian butterflies and found along northeastern Australia from Mackay to Cooktown. Its scientific name is Ornithoptera euphorion The male birdwing is green, gold and black and is very colourful, compared to the female which is black and white, with some yellow. The female is bigger than the […]

The Ulysses Butterfly

The Ulysses butterfly is one of Tropical North Queensland’s most distinctive and unique butterfly species. Their scientific name is papilio ulysses A lot of our visitors come to our sanctuary purely to see the iridescent blue butterfly in flight, and to try and snap a photo. They are considered to be one of the most […]