Heteronympha paradelpha
Spotted Brown at Bundanoon, NSW
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| Heteronympha paradelpha | owenh | 27 Feb 2023 | |
| Heteronympha merope | CarbonAI | 27 Feb 2023 | |
| Heteronympha penelope | Boobook38 | 27 Feb 2023 |
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4 comments
27 Feb 2023
This is almost certainly a Shouldered Brown, the wing markings of the Common Brown are different, particularly the underside where the arrangement of the 'eyes' is quite different. The females (which I could not photograph) are more or less similar to the males, except for being paler; the female Common Brown is very different from the male.
27 Feb 2023
Hi Boobook38, your sighting is of a Spotted Brown. Even though the robot is a bit off with the H. merope suggestion it is learning with each posting.
27 Feb 2023
Thanks for that, this is a new species for me, so I'm learning as well as the robot!
27 Feb 2023
Congratulations on the new species! These two, H. paradelpha and H. penelope, are very similar.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.296641-34.649705
- Altitude 670.0m
- Places Bundanoon, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2023 02:34 PM Recorded on
- Boobook38 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Boobook38 Southern Highlands NatureMapr Heteronympha paradelpha Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Heteronympha paradelpha Scientific name
- Spotted Brown Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1283.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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