Heteronympha merope
Common Brown Butterfly at Boro, NSW
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| Heteronympha merope | owenh | 2 Apr 2023 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 30 Oct 2021 |
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2 Apr 2023
This caterpillar shows the flat head, broken dorsal longitudinal line, forked tail and under belly form of Heteronympha merope. Jamides (four species) are from northern/offshore northern Australia with one species only also being recorded down through Qld to northern NSW (Michael Braby, Butterflies of Australia 2000).
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Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteronympha merope Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Heteronympha merope Scientific name
- Common Brown Butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1726.8m Recorded at altitude
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