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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The White-banded Plane Butterfly is black above with narrow white band across the hindwings. The forewings have a number of white spots. The underside of the wings has a similar pattern but is brown instead of black.
Other Names
Common Aeroplane Butterfly
Size
wingspan 55mm - 57mm
Habitat
rainforest edges, vine thickets, suburban gardens
Food
larvae feed on various rainforest plants including Argyrododendron, Bombax, Cordia, Brachychiton, Grewia, Celtis.
Range
coastal eastern Australia from Cape York in Queensland to central New South Wales
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Nymphalidae | | Genus: | Phaedyma | | Species: | shepherdi | | Common Name: | White-banded Plane Butterfly |
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