Heteronympha merope

Common Brown Butterfly at Cook, ACT

Heteronympha merope at Cook, ACT - 19 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Heteronympha merope 19 Dec 2022 owenh
Heteronympha merope 19 Dec 2022 MatthewFrawley
Unidentified 19 Dec 2022 dwise

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User's notes

On garden planting of Kunzea ambigua 8.30 - 930am last few days since flowering commenced - feeding on nectar? Somewhere between 15-40 specimens. One or two Currawongs attempting to catch them – not that seriously though

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 19 Dec 2022 10:59 AM Recorded on
  • dwise Recorded by

Additional information

  • Kunzea ambigua Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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