About this flag

Orchard Butterfly

• Element 1: Emblem

  Diet - lantana nectar

  Adults feed on the nectar of the non-native plant lantana.

• Element 2: Pattern

  Aesthetics - wing pattern

  Males are brown with a stipe across the forewing and a pale patch and red spot on the hindwing. Females are larger and possess more ornate patterning. Hindwings contain a number of red and blue spots and forewings are adorned with a large light band across the uppermost part of the wing.