SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLIES

Heteronympha merope merope (Fabricius)   (Common Brown)

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Photography by R. Fisher

Male upperside

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Male upperside (Adelaide Hills); silvery-grey areas on wings are sex brands

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Male underside (Adelaide Hills)

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Female upperside (Lower Southeast)

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Females, purple and yellow underside forms (Lower Southeast)

Photography by R. Grund