Union Jack Rainforest Butterflies Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge Tropical North Queensland, Australia. This is a commonly seen butterfly of the Northern Queensland tropical Rainforests. The colouring is almost entirely white, in contrast of the brilliant red and yellow found on the underside.
Females have more extensive areas of black.
The green larvae feed together in rows until they are ready to pupate. The pupa is suspended by a silk girdle and several may be found together, on the underside of a leaf. Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge Lake Eacham, Atherton Tableland Tropical North Queensland, Australia. All content, layout and design in this website are protected by copyright 1998 John Chambers.