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Caper White

Belenois java

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Description:

About 55mm acroos open wings; mostly white with some black markings on top of the wings; the underwings show more dark markings enclosing white or chrome yellow.

Habitat:

Exploring flowers in outer suburban back yard.

Notes:

Family: Pieridae
Found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia.
Often confused with the common cabbage white. (Pieris rapae)

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Belenois+java

Reference Links:

Caper Whites - Belenois - Overview, Belenois java, Belenois java

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