Mydosama sirius
3 Cedar Bush-brown at Cooya Beach, QLD
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| Mydosama sirius | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Apr 2026 | |
| Heteronympha merope | CarbonAI | 2 Feb 2026 | |
| Mydosama sirius (Fabricius, 1775) | JasonPStewart | 2 Feb 2026 |
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_Mydosama sirius_ (Fabricius, 1775) or _Mycalesis sirius_ ? (which is the current scientific name?)
– 'cedar bush–brown' butterfly .
Healthy, so gorgeous IMHO butterfly, perching, both the inner wings and partially the outer wings (shown here) .
Kuyu–kuyu [Cooya beach] Yalanji Bama–bama [people] Bubu [Country] specific cultural area .
2023 January 27th 8:12–8:13 am .
References:
Au Faunal Directory: https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Mydosama_sirius .
Also: https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/sirius.html .
3 comments
2 Feb 2026
Yeah !
Hence, now i have cropped the first and best photograph to appreciate this gorgeous butterfly more .
Hence, now i have cropped the first and best photograph to appreciate this gorgeous butterfly more .
Location information
- Places Cooya Beach, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
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- JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Mydosama sirius Pinned
Species information
- Mydosama sirius Scientific name
- Cedar Bush-brown Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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