Common Brown

Heteronympha merope

"Heteronympha merope", the common brown, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, endemic to the southern half of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 millimetres for males and 70 mm for females.
Western Brown Butterfly (Heteronympha merope) About 55mm length. Found in Gilmour Park, Victoria Australia,Common Brown,Geotagged,Heteronympha merope,Spring

Food

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including "Brachypodium distachyon", "Cynodon dactylon", "Ehrharta erecta", "Poa poiformis", "Microlaena stipoides", "Poa tenera" and "Themeda triandra". The common brown butterfly is emerging ten days earlier than it did 65 years ago due to the effects of climate change.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHeteronympha
SpeciesH. merope
Photographed in
Australia