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    Thanks, Anthony.

    I like the way that you phrased this, William.
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    Each time I get interested in possibly visiting Australia one day, you put up a nice display of snakes and that has the calming effect that i need. William

    Aaron,
    You are right about the termite mounds. Unfortunately, I did not take photos of the termite mounds in Kakadu due to heavy rain. They were different with narrow but parallel sheets of mud.



    Here are the final few photos from Litchfield and then the Darwin area. In Darwin, I visited the botanical gardens and then an area known as East Point. The latter had an elevated walk through mangroves where I found Red-headed Honeyeaters and Green-backed Gerygones. There must of been butterflies that were mangrove specialists in the area but I did not encounter any.

    Litchfield NP:



    Dusky Knight (Ypthima arctous): our one and only Ypthima.



    Dingy Ringlet (Mycalesis perseus): this is a wide ranging species that you know doubt recognize.




    Fuscous Swallowtail (Papilio fuscus): this is a different looking race to those that I saw in Mission Beach last November.




    Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)



    Spotted Rustic (aka Leopard) (Phalanta phalantha): another wide-ranging species. In Australia, it is only found in the Darwin area.

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    Caper Gull (Cepora perimale): those that I have seen in Queensland had yellow outer hindwings so these looked odd to me.



    Small Pearl-White (Elodina walkeri)



    Sword-brand Grass-Skipper (Neohesperilla xiphiphora)





    It seems like these skippers should be easy to identify with their orange veins to the termen. I think that it looks most like a Bright-orange Darter (Telicota augias) but am not certain.


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    Not certain but maybe one of the Palm-Darts (Cephrenes sp.)



    A couple of the numerous and similar grass-darts. These are tiny and about the size of a bee.





    Varied Eggfly (Hypolimnus bolina)





    Water Python (Liasis mackloti)






    Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii)
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    Feral Hogs like this animal are real pests in much of Australia.



    A buck Agile Wallaby:



    Another wallaby:



    Tarantuala on road at night:




    Partridge Pigeon, an NT top-end endemic:



    Pied Imperial Pigeon: abundant in the north



    Grey Whistler:
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    Finally, a few shots of Darwin in the wet:





    ... well, that is it. I hope that this has given you an impression of what it is like in the tropical Northern Territory during the monsoon.
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    There are quite a lot of common species between Kakadu and Malaysia/Singapore.

    Hmm, for the Dusky Knight, I think it can claim the "Common One Ring" title . More on the rings can be found on this blog.

    Just wonder, is there a "Common Two Ring" out there?

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    Dusky Knight (Ypthima arctous): our one and only Ypthima.

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