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Gallery

Catalog Narrow-winged Pearl-white Gallery

Adults

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Males

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Females

Food Host

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Tree Capers growing along a rocky outcrop in the northern Flinders Ranges.

Foodplant of the Narrow-winged Pearl-white

Eggs

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Newly laid egg
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Day old fertile egg
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Day old fertile egg
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Top views of day old egg
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First instar larva just emerged from egg
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First instar larva eating its egg shell

Larvae

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First instar larvae, early
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First instar larvae, mid
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Late first instar larva
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Early second instar
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Second instar larvae
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Second instar larvae
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Second instar, closeup of mid-dorsal scoli and protuberant poison tipped setae.

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Third instar larvae
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Third instar larvae
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Third instar, closeup of head and mid-dorsal scoli.

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Fourth instar larva
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Fourth instar larvae showing their manner of eating the edge of the foodplant leaf

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Fifth and final instar larvae

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Fifth instar. A closeup of head, showing orange protuberances on head, and purple scoli and protuberances behind the head.

A closeup showing the mid-dorsal scoli

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Fifth instar, closeup of forked tail
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Fifth instar larva showing its manner of eating the edge of the foodplant leaf

Pupae

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Prepupa
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Pupa, side view closeups
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Pupa, side view closeups
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Different colour forms of the pupae

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This specimen is diseased, causing the pink discolouration.

Ventral views showing the unusually long proboscis

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This specimen shows that pupation is not always symmetrical, as one antenna is longer than the other.

All photography by R. Grund unless stated otherwise.