The Caterpillar grows to a length of about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Wes Jenkinson)

The pupa is green with a yellow line along each side, and has a pointed head with a pink tip. The pupa is attached to a twig of the foodplant with a cremaster and girdle.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The upper surfaces of the wings of the adult butterflies are yellow with black edges. The undersides are yellow with sparse brown marks, and a rust coloured edge. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The eggs are spindle-shaped and yellow. They are laid singly on the upper surface of a leaf of a foodplant.

(Photo: courtesy of Wes Jenkinson)

The species occurs as various subspecies from Africa to south east Asia, including :

as well australis in the north and east of Australia, including:

Lesotho, 1984

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 297-299.

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(updated 23 April 2009)