Argynnina cyrila
Forest Brown, Cyril's Brown at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
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| Argynnina cyrila | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 27 Oct 2025 |
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User's notes
Part of hindwing lost, but still flying
2 comments
28 Oct 2025
I don't think this is Junonia villida. I think it's Argynnina cyrila (Forest Brown).
28 Oct 2025
I agree the wing pattern looks more like that of A. cyrila. That of J. villida seems different to me (but don't know how much the pattern can vary)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.940591-34.288456
- Places Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2025 01:48 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Forest plant litter Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Argynnina cyrila Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Argynnina cyrila Scientific name
- Forest Brown, Cyril's Brown Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1680.2m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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