Lesser Wanderer
Danaus chrysippus petilia (Stoll)
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Size range
- Wing span up to 70 mm
Distribution
- Common from Africa to Australia and some Pacific Islands
- Sometimes seen in New Zealand in mid–late summer, apparently blown over from Australia
Life History
- Food plant for caterpillar is swan plant
- Sometimes breeds in New Zealand
