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Great Southern White

Ascia monuste

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Males are always white while females may be white, grey or intermediate in color.
They have a distinctive blue tip on the antennae.

Habitat:

Tidal salt flat

Notes:

Taking nectar from Mangrove blossoms, larval host Sea Rocket, Saltwort.

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Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
Claire, I need your help on my last picture, just pull it up from my spottings. Thanks, Alice

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PublishedMay 30, 2011

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