Common Brown Butterfly at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Heteronympha merope | 18 Dec 2022 | owenh |
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Tuggeranong Hill was teeming with Common Brown males this afternoon, the summit area especially so. A single Cotoneaster at a gully top was a popular male nectaring site. Only a handful of females seen, all being harassed by multiple males despite being engaged in breeding behaviour.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109915-35.455246
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2022 02:43 PM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) owenh
Additional information
- Cotoneaster, Grasses, St Johns Wort etc. Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Heteronympha merope Scientific name
- Common Brown Butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1465.4m Recorded at altitude
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