General Description

Above: black with brownish orange markings and each wing with two or three indistinct white-centred eyespots. Below: markings similar to above but paler and often reddish. Wingspan up to 4 cm.

Biology

Forest Brown butterflies are fast-flying and often ascend into trees if disturbed. They fly during spring. Their caterpillars have a short, blunt pair of horns on their head and feed on grasses.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia.

Habitat

Forested mountains and their surrounding hills.

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