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FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Butterflies in Subfamily
HELICONIINAE in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Glasswing Butterflies
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- Acraea andromacha, wingspan 50mm
- The Glasswing butterfly also commonly called Little Greasy and Small
Greasy. Its forewings are almost transparent with a few black spots. Its
hind wings are creamy yellow with black spot patterns. We seldom see them in
our area. The butterfly was wandering across the grass field in early spring
when I took those pictures. More pictures and information in this page.
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- Australian Rustic
  - Cupha prosope, wingspan 55mm
- We saw this butterfly only once. It was wandering high about 3-4 meters
above ground. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Reference and Link:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p898.
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[ Up ] [ SATYRINAE ] [ CHARAXINAE ] [ ACRAEINAE ] [ NYMPHALINAE ] [ DANAINAE ] [ HELICONIINAE, Australian Rustic ] [ LIMENITINAE ]
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