Yellow Admiral
Vanessa itea
Also called Admiral, Australian Admiral
The Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 5 plants, including Parietaria debilis, Parietaria judaica and Soleirolia soleirolii. This page has 7 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Yellow Admiral
Yellow Admiral caterpillars (final instar)
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Yellow Admiral pupae
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Yellow Admiral adults
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Female, upperside
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Caterpillar food plants
5 known food plants.