Caper White Butterfly Invasion: Adelaide Sees Huge Surge in Native Insects
A surge of native caper white butterflies has descended upon Adelaide, drawn by the city's wet weather conditions and an abundance of their favorite caper plants. The influx of these striking white-and-black-tipped-winged insects has delighted local insect enthusiasts, who say the butterflies' annual migration south has been particularly pronounced this year.
A surge of native caper white butterflies has descended upon Adelaide, drawn by the city's wet weather conditions and an abundance of their favorite caper plants. The influx of these striking white-and-black-tipped-winged insects has delighted local insect enthusiasts, who say the butterflies' annual migration south has been particularly pronounced this year.
Kris Messenger, from Bugs and Slugs, an invertebrate education service in Adelaide, attributes the butterflies' arrival to the heavy rains in Central Australia, which have created ideal conditions for the caper white butterflies to thrive.