Chaetocneme beata
Chaetocneme beata, the common red-eye,[lower-alpha 1][1] eastern dull-flat[3] or eastern dusk-flat,[2] is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia on the edges of the upland rainforest along the coast of Queensland and New South Wales.
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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
- or common red-eye flat;[2] variations using redeye are also used.
- "Chaetocneme beata". Butterfly House. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "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.
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