Heteronympha merope
3 Common Brown Butterfly at Stromlo, ACT
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| Heteronympha merope | MatthewFrawley | 7 Nov 2022 | |
| Heteronympha merope | RobG1 | 7 Nov 2022 |
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User's notes
Thanks to Matthew for pointing it out and for suggesting it was a male
1 comment
7 Nov 2022
Great photo Rob, it posed perfectly for you with wings open whilst feeding.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.013641-35.295799
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2022 03:08 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
- Leptospermum multicaule Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- RobG1 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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Record quality
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6 / 7
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