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Common Brown Butterfly

Heteronympha merope

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

Common Brown butterfly. Male.

Habitat:

Mixed dry sclerophyll and native grasses.

Notes:

The males are particularly fond of the flowers of the Prickly box (Busaria spinosa) and time their metamorphosis so that they emerge when the plants begin to flower.

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Heteronympha merope

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lori.tas
Common Brown butterfly (Heteronympha merope). Male.

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PublishedOctober 11, 2010

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