Junonia villida
Meadow Argus at O'Connor, ACT
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| Junonia villida | SuziBond | 1 Mar 2022 | |
| Junonia villida | ibaird | 26 Feb 2022 |
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Recorded at David St. Landscape Planting (Edwina Robinson.
5 comments
1 Mar 2022
Don't think this species is dimorphic, aside from size. What makes you think this specimen might be female?
1 Mar 2022
I thought the shape and size of the so called 'sex marks'? at the base of the hindwing may indicate male or female, but I have no reference to indicate this at my disposal. I thought you may know.
1 Mar 2022
In Michael Braby's Butterflies of Australia, there are illustrations of the male and female Meadow Argus, which can be differentiated based on the size of the sex mark. I haven't looked at this book since 2017 so I've forgotten how to tell the gender difference.
2 Mar 2022
Thanks Ian and Birdy.
I checked Braby (2000) and it states 'the female is similar to the male, but generally larger, with the termen of the hind wing more rounded, and the apex of the fore wing less pointed. The sexes, however, are most reliably distinguished by examination of the fore leg'. Interestingly the species profile on page 574 only has one specimen photographed to cover both sexes.
I checked Braby (2000) and it states 'the female is similar to the male, but generally larger, with the termen of the hind wing more rounded, and the apex of the fore wing less pointed. The sexes, however, are most reliably distinguished by examination of the fore leg'. Interestingly the species profile on page 574 only has one specimen photographed to cover both sexes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125428-35.263353
- Altitude 569.1m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, O'Connor
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2022 01:25 PM Recorded on
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Junonia villida Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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