Belenois java

2 Caper White at Kambah, ACT

Belenois java at Kambah, ACT - 16 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Belenois java 19 Oct 2020 SuziBond
Belenois java 16 Oct 2020 MatthewFrawley
Belenois java 16 Oct 2020 MatthewFrawley

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Hard to count the numbers but seemed to be a constant circling of them over my backyard for the hour that I watched, clearly large numbers moving across Canberra today!

2 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   17 Oct 2020
Same out our way. I just need to get a photo of one - they are flitting not sitting. ;)
AlisonMilton wrote:
   17 Oct 2020
The first wave over Higgins just kept going but then I had dozens perch on various flowers to feed so got plenty of photos. Hard to know where to look. An amazing sight.

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Species information

  • Belenois java Scientific name
  • Caper White Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Migratory
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1730m Recorded at altitude
  • 330 images trained Machine learning
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