Australian painted lady

First butterfly spotting of spring today! Larvae feed on a number of herbaceous plants within family Asteraceae including the native strawflowers, yellow buttons, rice flower and sun rays. Also found on introduced lavender and scotch thistle.

50 mm wingspan.

comments (4)

Calbost Niel

Lion

Lovely shot Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks very much Niel. Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Enjoy your spring! Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy. Posted 4 years ago

The Australian painted lady

The Australian painted lady butterfly is mostly confined to Australia, although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand. Debate surrounds the taxonomy of this species. Some believe that the Australian painted lady should be a subspecies to the painted lady due to the similarity in lifestyle and behavior.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman