Chaetocneme beata
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Chaetocneme |
Species: | C. beata
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Chaetocneme beata | |
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Chaetocneme beata, also known as the common red-eye,[a][1] eastern dull-flat[3] or eastern dusk-flat,[2] is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia on the edges of the upland rainforest along the coast of Queensland and New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on various trees, including Annona reticulata, Croton insularis, Eupomatia laurina, Cinnamomum camphora, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Lophostemon confertus.
References
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- ^ a b c "Chaetocneme beata". Butterfly House. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Common Redeye Flat, Eastern Dusk-flat - Chaetocneme beata". www.brisbaneinsects.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "eastern dull-flat". www.ces.csiro.au. Retrieved 28 April 2016.