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Scientific Name : Delias harpalyce Common Name : Imperial white Description : Upper wings white in male, greyish in female, with a broad black border. Underwing predominantly black, with red and white markings on hind wings and yellow and white markings on fore wings. Caterpillars feed colonially on mistletoe, mainly Amyema pendulum. Habitat : Mainly in eucalypt forest, wherever mistletoe plants are found. Distribution : SE Australia, common in eastern Victoria Flying Season : August September October November and January February March April Family : Pieridae

Available Images View At 50% | View At 100% Male imperial white butterfly, with closed wings View At 50% | View At 100% Imperial white caterpillars feeding on Drooping Mistletoe - iAmyema pendulum/i View At 50% | View At 100% Imperial white butterflies emerging from chrysalises in communal web View At 50% | View At 100% Imperial white chrysalises View At 50% | View At 100% Eggs of Imperial white on drooping mistletoe - iAmyema pendulum/i. View At 50% | View At 100% 1st instar caterpillars (recently hatched) of Imperial white, feeding on a leaf of drooping mistletoe - iAmyema pendulum/i. View At 50% | View At 100% Female Imperial White Butterfly