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The
Lesser Wanderer has a wingspan of about 58mm. It
can be found in most parts of Australia. Its foodplants include cotton bushes
and milk-weed plants, which contains poisonous white sap. The poison doesn't affect the butterfly, but provides defence against
its predators, who learn that the Lesser Wanderer doesn't taste nice. Bird
predators recognise its bright warning colour and this allows the butterfly to
feed openly during the day. |
