Alpinia purpurata ..pink form ..

I was out on the scooter today and came across a male birdwing butterfly with wings extended , which is very unusual  as they are usually always fluttering the wings ,making phot. taking very hard . I think this poor butterfly was not in the best of health as it  was not flying ,only moving by  crawling over the plants and logs .I will check again tomorrow to see if is still there.I  have put the following photos on as they show both top and undersides of the butterfly. .

Underside of male birdwing butterfly.

Cairns birdwing male v underside.

male birdwing.

Male birdwing butterfly

Male birdwing butterfly

Cashew nut tree seedling .

Succulent barrow now resides in the desert plant garden

Succulents in barrow . they are outgrowing the barrow .

Commelina ensifolia . native herb ,.Range NT, QLD. NSW.ground cover .

Dianthus pink . snmall plant .

Duranta geisha girl . long flowering season shrub.

Carphalea kirondron. flowers in summer . drout resistant shrub . flowers for 10 months .

Juistica carnea pink , flowers in summer , small shrub.

Justica carnea pink ,small shrub.

Hibiscus double red . common species

Heliconia Psittacorum .lady di .in flower

Heliconia Psittacorum .sassy . in flower .

Heliconia Psittacorum .golden torch in flower

Heliconia Psittacorum NO 1..in flower

Heliconia Psittacorum NO 1 in bud.

Costus speciosa in bud with green ants.

Costus speciosa flower & buds .

Alpinia purpurata first flower this species,

Alpinia purpurata , first flower for this species.