Belenois java
Caper White at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Belenois java | MatthewFrawley | 10 Nov 2024 | |
| Belenois java | CarbonAI | 8 Nov 2024 | |
| Belenois java | KylieWaldon | 8 Nov 2024 |
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User's notes
At first I thought I had some kind of jezebels - so much black on the wings and brilliant splats of yellow almost orange, but when I check my butterfly book it says Caper White Dark Form. Never seen them like this before. Really stunning.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.854373-36.111289
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2024 10:56 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Calothamnus quadrifidus and a white flowering groundcover Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Belenois java Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Belenois java Scientific name
- Caper White Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Migratory
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1730m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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