Butterfly - Cruiser - Vindula Arsine Stock Photo

Cruiser Butterflies are native to Australia and found from the tip of Cape York to Townsville, Mackay and Yeppoon. Males and females are sexually dimorphic they look different from each other. The females are reasonably big and quite beautiful, they lay their eggs in clusters on the tendrils of certain types of wild passionfruit vines. The food plants for the caterpillar are Adenia heterophylla, Hollrungia aurantioides and Passiflora aurantia. They have a wingspan of 8cm. These butterflies can live up to 4 weeks.