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Common brown butterfly

Heteronympha merope

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

Common brown butterfly, female, The females have much darker patches on their wings, while the males have a more broken and lacy black on orange pattern.

Habitat:

Mixed dry sclerophyll bush and native grasslands, and domestic gardens.

Notes:

This is the first female I've seen this Summer.

Reference Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronympha_merope

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