Junonia villida
Meadow Argus at Holt, ACT
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| Junonia villida | MatthewFrawley | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Junonia villida | CarbonAI | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Heteronympha merope | Margo | 16 Feb 2025 |
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I am guessing that the smaller butterfly was intent on breeding with the butterfly on the flower. It was flying around her and mobbing her as she tried to fly away.
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Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Margo Recorded by
- Mint flower Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Mating display Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Margo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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