Yellow Albatross Butterfly - Appias paulina ega

Family PIERIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Yellow Albatross Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Female, wingspan 60mm
 
The male and female look quite different, with the male being mostly white but with yellow hindwings on the underside, while the female has broad dark black margins to the wings. Their flight is rapid and usually high off the ground. They are a well known migrant butterfly. During mid summer season, they can be seen flying across Brisbane, moving toward the south.
 
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Female                                                                  Female
 
In the recorded high temperature 2004 summer, we saw many of Yellow Albatross Butterflies flying across Brisbane, from north to south.

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Last updated: November 25, 2004.