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Chaetocneme porphyropis (Purple Brown-Eye)

Synonyms: Casyapa porphyropis

Wikipedia Abstract

Chaetocneme porphyropis, the purple brown-eye or purple dusk-flat, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family endemic to tropical Queensland, between Innisfail and Daintree on the Atherton Tableland. Its wingspan is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on various Lauraceae species, including Cinnamomum camphora, Cryptocarya grandis, Endiandra compressa, Litsea leefeana, and Neolitsea dealbata.
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Prey / Diet

Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree)[1]
Litsea leefeana (Brown Bolly Gum)[1]
Neolitsea dealbata (Hairy-leaved Bolly Gum)[1]

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♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0