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Lesser Wanderer

Danaus chrysippus petilia (Stoll)

Lesser wanderer [Danaus petilia]. Image: gjn / CC-BY-NC

Lesser wanderer Danaus petilia. Image: gjn / CC-BY-NC

Pūtoi
Order: Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family: Nymphalidae

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Te Rahi

E 70 mm pea te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.

Size range

Wing span up to 70 mm

Te Tītaringa

Ka kitea nuitia mai i Āwherika ki Ahitereiria, me ētahi o ngā moutere a Kiwa.

Distribution

Common from Africa to Australia and some Pacific Islands
Sometimes seen in New Zealand in mid–late summer, apparently blown over from Australia

Te Huringa Ora

He wā anō ka kitea i Aotearoa i ngā marama whakamutunga o te raumati, te āhua nei i kawea mai rā runga hau mai i Ahitereiria.

Life history

Food plant for caterpillar is swan plant
Sometimes breeds in New Zealand

Lesser wanderer [Danaus petilia]. Image: gjn / CC-BY-NC Image — Lesser wanderer Danaus petilia. Image: gjn / CC-BY-NC

Lesser wanderer [Danaus petilia]. Image: sarayoung / CC-BY-NC Image — Lesser wanderer Danaus petilia. Image: sarayoung / CC-BY-NC

Lesser wanderer [Danaus petilia] caterpillar. Image: belindacopland / CC-BY-NC Image — Lesser wanderer Danaus petilia caterpillar. Image: belindacopland / CC-BY-NC

Lesser wanderer [Danaus petilia] caterpillar. Image: deethy / CC-BY-NC Image — Lesser wanderer Danaus petilia caterpillar. Image: deethy / CC-BY-NC

Lesser Wanderer Caterpillar Image — Lesser Wanderer Caterpillar