Solander's Brown butterfly, Heteronympha solandri.

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Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904, Solander's Brown

General Description

Above: brown with orange-yellow markings, forewing with a white spot near the edge, hindwing with eyespot. Below: hindwings brown with narrow dark brown lines and an eyespot. Wingspan up to 5 cm.

Biology

Solander's Brown butterflies are present from mid-summer to autumn. Their caterpillars feed on soft grasses (Poa) and Wire grass.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia.

Habitat

Alpine woodlands, mountain ranges and open forest areas.

More Information

Animal Type

Butterflies & moths
Animal SubType

Browns & xenicas
Brief Id

Clubbed antennae, eyespots, without tails on hindwing.
Colours

Brown, Yellow, Orange
Habitats

WetForest, Alpine, Woodland
Diet

Nectar
Endemicity

Native to Australia
Conservation Statuses

CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
Plants

Grasses
Flight Start

December
Flight End

April
Taxon Name

Heteronympha solandri
Scientific Author

Waterhouse, 1904
Common Name

Solander's Brown
Kingdom

Animalia
Phylum

Arthropoda
Subphylum

Hexapoda
Class

Insecta
Subclass

Pterygotes
Superorder

Endopterygota
Order

Lepidoptera
Suborder

Ditrysia
Superfamily

Papilionoidea
Family

Nymphalidae
Subfamily

Satyrinae
Genus

Heteronympha
Species Name

solandri

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Field, R. (2023) Heteronympha solandri Solander's Brown in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/12258
Accessed 30 January 2025

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Dr Ross P. Field Honorary Associate of Museums Victoria.

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Biology

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Habitat

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Endemicity

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