Heteronympha merope

Common Brown Butterfly at Jack Perry Reserve

Heteronympha merope at Jack Perry Reserve - 16 Dec 2023
Heteronympha merope at Jack Perry Reserve - 16 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Heteronympha merope 20 Jan 2024 EwinP
Heteronympha merope 16 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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mainly on the ground on dead leaves or on green or dried grass. Didn't see a female.

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Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Callidemum hypochalceum (Hop-bush leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata (Wedge-leaved Hop Bush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Poecilohetaerus sp. (genus) (Lauxaniid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Vicia sp. (A Vetch) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Acacia verniciflua (Varnish Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Platycercus elegans flaveolus (Yellow Rosella) at Jack Perry Reserve - 6 May 2024 by KylieWaldon
Petaurus norfolcensis (Squirrel Glider) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Mar 2024 by DMeco
Geitoneura klugii (Marbled Xenica) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Centaurium tenuiflorum (Branched Centaury) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Monitoring Site 114 - Remnant - 30 Sep 2023 by DMeco
Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Tapeigaster sp. (genus) (Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus sp. (Buttercup) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Crab Spider) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Drosera gunniana (Pale Sundew) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Monitoring Site 114 - Remnant - 8 May 2023 by DMeco
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Geranomyia sp. (genus) (A limoniid crane fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Trifolium dubium (Yellow Suckling Clover) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus lappaceus (Australian Buttercup) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Linaria pelisseriana (Pelisser's Toadflax) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Callidemum hypochalceum (Hop-bush leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Aphrophorinae (subfamily) (Unidentified spittlebug) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tapeigaster sp. (genus) (Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Doratifera (genus) (Cup Moth) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Mantidae (family) (Egg case of praying mantis) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Paropsis sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium minus (Small Vanilla Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon

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  • 16 Dec 2023 08:25 AM Recorded on
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