Melanitis leda

Evening Brown at Pappinbarra, NSW

Melanitis leda at Pappinbarra, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 09:51 AM
Melanitis leda at Pappinbarra, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 09:51 AM
Melanitis leda at Pappinbarra, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 09:51 AM
Melanitis leda at Pappinbarra, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 09:51 AM
Melanitis leda at Pappinbarra, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 09:51 AM
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Melanitis leda 10 Sep 2025 SuziBond
Melanitis leda 10 Sep 2025 TiffanyMason
Doleschallia bisaltide 9 Sep 2025 jonvanbeest

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When in flight, flashes of orange were visible on it's upper wings. When disturbed, would fly a short distance and land back on the forest floor. Almost impossible to detect unless you keep your eyes on where it landed.

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jonvanbeest wrote:
   10 Sep 2025
From what records I can come up with, this is more a Queensland species, with the southern limit around Bellingen and very few records in nsw.

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Additional information

  • It was on the rainforest floor. Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Melanitis leda Scientific name
  • Evening Brown Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 48m Recorded at altitude

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