Belenois java
Caper White at Macgregor, ACT
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| Belenois java | SuziBond | 13 Dec 2015 | |
| Belenois java | ArcherCallaway | 30 Nov 2015 | |
| Unverified | APB | 30 Nov 2015 |
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User's notes
Hundreds of butterflies came through in the space of a few days. Eruptive species or migration?
1 comment
14 Dec 2015
Caper Whites are a migratory species, but the numbers moving through the ACT can vary greatly from year to year.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.001200-35.207240
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2015 12:50 PM Recorded on
- APB Recorded by
Collections
- APB Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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