Lesser Wanderer Caterpillar
Lesser Wanderer caterpillar
Danaus chrysippus petilia
(Stoll)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Nymphalidae
Te Rahi
- Up to 40mm long.
Size range
- Up to 40mm long.
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