Australian Wanderer: Female, Underwing, Forewings Extended

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:

🔍Female, Underwing, Forewings Extended🔎

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.

This species is classed as

L (Local [Uncommon])

on the South Australian Butterflies & Moths website

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