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White Caper Butterfly

Belenois java

Description:

The adult male butterfly has white wings. The upper and lower surfaces of the fore wings have a broad black apical patch, and the upper surfaces of the hind wings have a black terminal border. The black areas enclose white spots. The under surfaces of the hind wings are black except for white patches between the veins, and a yellow inner margin, and subterminal spots. Its wingspan is about 5 cms. The adult females are larger, with a wingspan about 6 cms., and are variable in colour. Pale forms have the undersurfaces of their wings similar to those of the male, but can be distinguished from the male by the upper surfaces, which have wider black borders. Dark forms of the female have orange wing upper surfaces, with broad black borders containing white spots. Underneath, orange replaces white. All graduations between the pale and dark forms occur in the same population.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago
caper white
Belenois java Belenois java data sheet


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3 Comments

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 12 years ago

Added information

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 12 years ago

Added ID. Thanks Martin

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

This pieridae is a caper white, Belenois java, female. We really need to see the underside of the wings to make this easier. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/784...

MacChristiansen
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MacChristiansen

4720, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012

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