Heteronympha merope

Common Brown Butterfly at Lake Ginninderra

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Identification history

Heteronympha merope	12 Dec 2023	owenh
Heteronympha merope	11 Dec 2023	Amata
Heteronympha merope	10 Dec 2023	Amata
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth	27 Nov 2023	ibaird
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth	26 Nov 2023	donhe
Unidentified	25 Nov 2023	Amata

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7 comments

donhe wrote:

26 Nov 2023

@Birdy : Do you have it for rearing to a moth to get an ID?

Amata wrote:

26 Nov 2023

@donhe yes I do, I found it cocooned yesterday at my residence.

donhe wrote:

26 Nov 2023

@Birdy : please can you add a photo of the cocoon to the sighting?

Amata wrote:

4 Dec 2023

@donhe done.

donhe wrote:

5 Dec 2023

@Birdy : Super. Hope you can add photos of the adult in due course.

Amata wrote:

10 Dec 2023

Today I found out that it had exited the pupae, though died shortly afterwards. It appears that it was not a Moth but rather a Butterfly of the genus Heteronympha, most likely Heteronympha merope.

owenh wrote:

12 Dec 2023

Birdy, have moved this sighting over to Butterflies - was tucked away in 'Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth' section. Your suggestion is correct, caterpillar and pupa are H. merope.

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