(Photo: courtesy of Wes Jenkinson)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 1 May 2009)
The Caterpillar of this species is green with a white dorsal line, and sometimes some dark red spots. It has a forked tail.
It feeds on various species of Capers ( Capparis, CAPPARACEAE ) including :
The pupa is also green with white stripes, and has a pointed head. It is attached to a twig or leaf of the foodplant, and has a length of about 1.5 cms.
The upper surfaces of the wings of the adult butterfly are white with dark brown wingtips. but the undersides are white with a yellow patch by the body. The butterfly has a wingspan of about 3.5 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 311-312.
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