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Yellow Admiral – Vanessa itea – Kahukowhai  Adult butterfly approximately the size of a cabbage white butterfly. Black and brown on all four wings. Broad yellow bar on the forewings with white spots near the apex of the forewings. Hindwings are predominantly rust-brown with four small blue spots ringed with black at the lower edge of each hindwing. Underside of the wings is a cryptic brown, with a yellow bar and a blue eyespot at the top of the forewing Butterfly Pupa, White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Types Of Butterflies, Kingdom Animalia, Side Bags, Tonne, Papillons
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Yellow Admiral – Vanessa itea - Kahukowhai - Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust

Above photograph thanks to Nigel Venters. Photo below thanks to Norm Twigge. Note: The periods for each stage of development are based on summer temperatures. The above informat… 
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