Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 16 January 2002)
(Photo: courtesy of
Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan)
These Caterpillars have been found on :
The adults of this species are black with a large white patch in the middle, and an arc of white spots along the edge, of each wing. The undersides are similar to the top surfaces. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 4 cms.
Various sub-species of this butterfly are found in New Guinea and Indonesia. The sub-species moorei is found on Cape York in Australia.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 554-555.
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