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Evening Brown female
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Evening Brown female
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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EVENING BROWN FACTS |
Identification
The Evening Brown is a large orange brown butterfly with mottled brown underside. It has four small eye spots on the underside of the hind wing. It rests on the ground with its wings raised and takes flight at dusk. The larvae are green with horned head.
Size
wingspan 63mm
Habitat
variety of habitats including parks and gardens
Food
adults feed on fermenting fruit. Larvae feed on grass.
Range
found in eastern Australia from Cape York to just north of Sydney. Also found in top end of Northern Territory.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Nymphalidae | | Genus: | Melanitis | | Species: | leda | | Common Name: | Evening Brown |
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