Heteronympha paradelpha
Spotted Brown at Bruce, ACT
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| Heteronympha paradelpha | SuziBond | 20 Apr 2016 | |
| Heteronympha paradelpha | ibaird | 14 Mar 2016 |
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User's notes
Mainly in shaded areas near Acacia, less common than Shouldered Browns and female Common Browns
7 comments
25 Nov 2016
Hello..I am only recently into Butterflies and observed this dude yesterday in Higgins. I too have planted Microleana and other natives.
26 Nov 2016
Hi LuluBird. Did you manage to take a photo of your butterfly? Spotted Browns do not normally start flying until January. Perhaps you saw a male Common Brown butterfly? These can look quite similar to Spotted Browns, and have started to fly this season.
26 Nov 2016
I did but not a good one (with phone) I had good at it before hand ..definitely had two distinct spots..Although top one less distinct
27 Nov 2016
Might be better to submit your photos as a new record? Go to Canberra Nature Map > How to contribute and choose your method of uploading. Looking forward to seeing your photo!
28 Nov 2016
I have concluded I have a Common Brown using my garden. Planted Microleana stipoides a year ago and it seems to working!
28 Nov 2016
Great! Yes, Microlaena stipoides is a fantastic plant for a quite a few species of butterfly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.099319-35.259681
- Altitude 628.0m
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2016 02:51 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteronympha paradelpha Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Heteronympha paradelpha Scientific name
- Spotted Brown Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1283.3m Recorded at altitude
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