Bright-eyed Brown Heteronympha cordace cordace
Wingspan: 38 - 42mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: Mar 2001 (once only) Yet to be confirmed with a property photo.
There are five subspecies;
* Heteronympha cordace cordace (restricted to NSW and VIC.)
* Heteronympha cordace wilsoni (restricted to western VIC and eastern SA.)
* Heteronympha cordace comptena (restricted to western Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace kurena (restricted to central and northern Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace legana (restricted to northern eastern Tasmania.)
Distribution: Fragmented range - Northern subspecies H.c.cordace found on the Great Dividing Range from the Dorrigo Plateau in northern NSW south to central and southern NSW, and to VIC. H.c.wilsoni found on the south-eastern tip of SA / south-western tip of VIC. The remaining three subspecies are only found in Tasmania (as detailed above).
Status Claire Cottage: rare
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be uncommon
NOTE: Similar species: None
Wingspan: 38 - 42mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: Mar 2001 (once only) Yet to be confirmed with a property photo.
There are five subspecies;
* Heteronympha cordace cordace (restricted to NSW and VIC.)
* Heteronympha cordace wilsoni (restricted to western VIC and eastern SA.)
* Heteronympha cordace comptena (restricted to western Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace kurena (restricted to central and northern Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace legana (restricted to northern eastern Tasmania.)
Distribution: Fragmented range - Northern subspecies H.c.cordace found on the Great Dividing Range from the Dorrigo Plateau in northern NSW south to central and southern NSW, and to VIC. H.c.wilsoni found on the south-eastern tip of SA / south-western tip of VIC. The remaining three subspecies are only found in Tasmania (as detailed above).
Status Claire Cottage: rare
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be uncommon
NOTE: Similar species: None
Bright-eyed Brown at Cathedral Rocks National Park 4th Dec 2014 09.38am
Bright-eyed Brown at Cathedral Rocks National Park 4th Dec 2014 09.38am
Bright-eyed Brown showing underside (Cathedral Rocks N.P.) 4th Dec 2014 09.56am
Bright-eyed Brown Heteronympha cordace cordace
Wingspan: 38 - 42mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: Mar 2001 (once only) Yet to be confirmed with a property photo.
There are five subspecies;
* Heteronympha cordace cordace (restricted to NSW and VIC.)
* Heteronympha cordace wilsoni (restricted to western VIC and eastern SA.)
* Heteronympha cordace comptena (restricted to western Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace kurena (restricted to central and northern Tasmania.)
* Heteronympha cordace legana (restricted to northern eastern Tasmania.)
Distribution: Fragmented range - Northern subspecies H.c.cordace found on the Great Dividing Range from the Dorrigo Plateau in northern NSW south to central and southern NSW, and to VIC. H.c.wilsoni found on the south-eastern tip of SA / south-western tip of VIC. The remaining three of subspecies are only found in Tasmania (as detailed above).
Status Claire Cottage: rare
Status Dorrigo Plateau: thought to be uncommon
NOTE: Similar species: None
Butterfly Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: Mar 2001,
- DORRIGO PLATEAU elsewhere:
Larva Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU elsewhere: None to date
Larval Food Plants:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: CYPERACEAE: Carex appressa (tall sedge)
- DORRIGO PLATEAU elsewhere: (as for Claire Cottage)
- ELSEWHERE: CYPERACEAE: Carex gaudichaudiana (VIC)
Habitat where found at Claire Cottage: Open kikuyu paddock
Thought to be breeding at Claire Cottage: No
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
First warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: None to date
Last warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: None to date
These beautiful butterflies photographed at Cathedral Rocks National Park in December 2014 were feeding on exotic blackberry flowers (Rubus anglocandicans). This bramble clump, although a noxious weed, filled us with delight as it attracted a large number of butterflies of many different species. On subsequent visits the brambles had been sprayed and killed, which we supported, but it was sad that now there were no butterflies at this spot.
