Australian Wanderer
Male, "Sex Mark"
Ellura
Australian Wanderer
Male, Head & Feet, profile
 
                      
Australian Wanderer (Danaus petilia)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Brown Butterfly (Papilionoidea: Nymphalidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Australian Wanderer (Danaus petilia)
This Photo:     Male, Head, dorsal
Other name: Lesser Wanderer

Thank you Matt Endacott for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere
One of the more beautiful butterflies in South Australia.
Large and graceful
Body is black with white polka dots.
The wings have gentle brown tones, ending in stark black and white edges.

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 07-Nov-2013
This species is classed as L (Local [Uncommon]) on the South Australian Butterflies & Moths website