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| Underside of the wing of Common Brown Butterfly |
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| Common Brown Butterfly |
Location: Margaret River, Western Australia
Season: Summer, December
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heteronympha
Species: H. merope
Common Brown Butterfly is common in the Southern half of Australia. It is an orangish brown butterfly with brownish black markings. The males are less colourful and have less white markings than the female. Both sexes have an eye-spot on each of the four wings.
Common Brown butterfly is of ecological significance and an indicator of climate change. The butterfly is appearing earlier each year (10 days earlier than it did 65 years ago). It is now seen in new regions which was previously too cold for it to survive
Reference: Climate watch
Common Brown butterfly is of ecological significance and an indicator of climate change. The butterfly is appearing earlier each year (10 days earlier than it did 65 years ago). It is now seen in new regions which was previously too cold for it to survive
Reference: Climate watch