Caper White Butterfly - Anaphaeis java

Family PIERIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Caper White Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Male, wingspan 60mm

 

Caper White is known one of the migratory species. Females are a bit larger than the male and have wider black borders on wings. Caterpillars feed exclusively on species of caper bushes Capparis.

 

 

 

In a very hot late summer day, it was 41 degree C in Brisbane. We were sitting in the shade in our front yard. We saw this beautiful Copper White butterfly coming to visit us. I quickly got the camera and took those pictures. 

 

 

Each year we saw many of them passing the Brisbane city and bush on November. - http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/caper.htm

  

 

 

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Last updated: October 23, 2005.