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Heteronympha merope

Common Brown at Forde, ACT

Heteronympha merope at Forde, ACT - 10 Jan 2023
Heteronympha merope at Forde, ACT - 10 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Heteronympha merope 22 Jan 2023 MatthewFrawley
Heteronympha merope 22 Jan 2023 KorinneM

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Lots of brown butterflies. So many brown butterflies.

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Nearby sightings

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Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby) at Forde, ACT - 25 Feb 2023 by HappyWanderer
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Forde, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 by KorinneM
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Forde, ACT - 11 Dec 2022 by stofbrew
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Forde, ACT - 11 Dec 2022 by stofbrew
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Forde, ACT - 9 Dec 2022 by dougsky
Senecio phelleus (Rock Fireweed) at Forde, ACT - 15 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Forde, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by mbmiyagi
Periclystus circuiter (Angular Wing Antlion) at Forde, ACT - 20 Jan 2018 by HelenCross

Location information

Species information

  • Heteronympha merope Scientific name
  • Common Brown Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 15 Abundance
  • 10 Jan 2023 06:28 PM Recorded on
  • KorinneM Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Male Gender

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