Ypthima arctous
Dusky Knight at suppressed
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| Ypthima arctous | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Hypocysta metirius | CarbonAI | 7 May 2025 | |
| Ypthima arctous | MazzV | 7 May 2025 |
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User's notes
A pastel brown butterfly with a detailed, large and prominent ‘eye’ on the upper side of the fore wing, and on the upper hind wing, has a much smaller one, as well as an even smaller fawn dot. The colour is predominantly a slightly redder brown on the fore wings than the hind wings. In photo 2 there looks to be some yellowy-fawn streaky lines which are less evident in photo1. Possibly a Dusky Knight, (Ypthima arctous)?
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- unidentified succulent leaf Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Ypthima arctous
Species information
- Ypthima arctous Scientific name
- Dusky Knight Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 218.84m Recorded at altitude
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