The adult butterflies are white on top, with a black wingtip, and a black spot by the wingtip, of each forewing. Underneath they are the same, except each hindwing is pale yellow. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Chin Fah Shin)

Various subspecies of this Caterpillar occur throughout south-east Asia, for example in:

In Australia, they have only been found in a small area of the north of Western Australia.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, p. 320.

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