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Banks' Brown (male)
Heteronympha banksii banksii
-37.8848, 145.361
Field Notes
Description:
40mm wingspan; all wings deep yellow and black-brown patterns which include 2 'eyes' on the rear set;
Habitat:
Damp very tall eucalyptus forest.
Notes:
The species is found the mountains, above 300 metres. It has been classified into three subspecies:
banksii in New South Wales and eastern Victoria,
mariposa Tindale, 1953, in southern Queensland, and
nevina Tindale, 1953, in western Victoria.
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Heteronympha banksii
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PublishedMarch 15, 2012
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