(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 April 2004)
The Caterpillar of this species is green with a darker green line along the back, and yellow lines along each side. It feeds on:
The Caterpillar grows to a length of about 3 cms. The pupa is green with a yellow line along each side, and has a pointed head with a pink tip. The pupa is attached to a twig of the foodplant with a cremaster and girdle.
The upper surfaces of the wings of the adult butterflies are yellow with black edges. The undersides are yellow with sparse brown marks, and a rust coloured edge. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The eggs are spindle-shaped and yellow. They are laid singly on the upper surface of a leaf of a foodplant.
The species occurs as various subspecies from Africa to south east Asia, including :
as well australis in the north and east of Australia, including:
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 297-299.
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