Belenois java
3 Caper White at Hughes, ACT
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| Belenois java | SuziBond | 7 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 4 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
Laying eggs on an orange tree - the second photo shows a freshly laid egg.
2 comments
8 Oct 2019
Very interesting that she's laying onto Citrus, this species only uses caper plants from the Capparaceae family as far as I'm aware. Can you keep an eye on the eggs and see how they go and track their progress?
8 Oct 2019
Thanks Suzi - I'll try. Also, the tree was an orange tree, not lemon - oops! But still citrus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093011-35.328442
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2019 03:28 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- LisaH 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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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
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