Biology:Heteronympha merope

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Heteronympha merope
Butterfly midflight.jpg
Male
Common brown - female.jpg
Female
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H. merope
Binomial name
Heteronympha merope
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Satyrus archemor

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 (2.4 in) for males and 70 mm (2.8 in) for females.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Brachypodium distachyon, Cynodon dactylon, Ehrharta erecta, Poa poiformis, Microlaena stipoides, Poa tenera and Themeda triandra.[1] The common brown butterfly is emerging ten days earlier than it did 65 years ago due to the effects of climate change.[2]

References

  1. Schlossmann, Jessie. "Climate Change Causing Butterflies to Emerge Ten days Early". Australian Geographic 3-23-10 [1]
  2. South Australian Butterflies Data Sheet.[2]

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1312670 entry