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Heteronympha merope
Common Brown butterfly. Male.
Mixed dry sclerophyll and native grasses.
The males are particularly fond of the flowers of the Prickly box (Busaria spinosa) and time their metamorphosis so that they emerge when the plants begin to flower.
Spotted on Jan 16, 2008
Submitted on Oct 11, 2010
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Common Brown butterfly (Heteronympha merope). Male.