Junonia villida

Meadow Argus at Aranda, ACT

Junonia villida at Aranda, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
Junonia villida at Aranda, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Junonia villida 19 Jan 2019 MatthewFrawley
Junonia villida 19 Jan 2019 KMcCue

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We think she was laying eggs, the first not-too-hot day for a while.

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SuziBond wrote:
   22 Jan 2019
Good observation! Thanks for the record.

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Additional information

  • Lippia Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Female Gender
  • Egg laying Breeding behaviour

Species information

  • Junonia villida Scientific name
  • Meadow Argus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1642.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 745 images trained Machine learning
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