This is the flower of the Birdwing butterfly rainforest vine - Aristolochia praevenosa. It is currently flowering in my garden - as warmer weather looks like it is now approaching I will keep an eye out for the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. My Grevillea barklyana is also flowering - I completed a linocut in the past... Continue Reading →
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly – Female
In our garden late yesterday afternoon my son found a female Richmond Birdwing Butterfly on the ground. We attempted to place it on the Aristolochia praevenosa vine but she was very "fluttery" with her wings never stopping even when she landed. She fluttered off in the direction of my other fenceline full of the "Birdwing... Continue Reading →
