Lepidoptera · Native

Common brown butterfly

Heteronympha merope

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FIELD CHARACTERS

What to look for

Brown to orange-brown wings with eyespots. Males and females differ in pattern.

Walk sunny grassy edges slowly. Note behaviour and the surrounding ground layer.

Identification limits

Other Heteronympha species need a careful wing-pattern comparison.

These introductory notes and broad habitat associations do not replace a species key.

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