Shouldered Brown at Mount Clear, ACT
Identification history
| Heteronympha penelope | 10 Apr 2023 | owenh | ||
| Geitoneura klugii | 10 Apr 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Heteronympha penelope | 10 Apr 2023 | JimL |
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User's notes
Been back and forwards between Common and Shouldered Brown. Going to leave this to those much more knowledgeable as I’m on the fence.
Namadgi - south side of Pheasants Hill - was about 7 degrees with SW breeze around 25-30kph. This was fairly sheltered from the wind.
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owenh
wrote:
10 Apr 2023
Your suggestion is correct, this is a male Shouldered Brown. Note the large, dark 'rectangular ish' patch of sex scales at the top of the forewing and the black dot with white centre on the hindwing. Sex scale configuration differs on Common Brown males and the hindwing black spot is blue centred and is surrounded by a black ring.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.967156-35.874339
- Altitude 1256.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Apr 2023 12:25 PM Recorded on
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Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Heteronympha penelope Scientific name
- Shouldered Brown Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1648.4m Recorded at altitude
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