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are local in their habits; they are very constant in 

 their times of emergence, and the greater number 

 of the males usually appear on the wing a week or 

 ten days in advance of the female. They are usually 

 some shade of brown with paler markings." 



Type: The common brown {Heteronympha merope) 

 appears in the spring, and remains till the end of 

 autumn. The sexes differ in size, colour and markings. 

 The male is smaller: its wings are golden-brown, 

 mottled with black, and each wing has an eye-spot. 

 The wings of the female have similar eye-spots, but 

 the inner parts of the front wings are orange-brown, 

 and the outer parts black banded with lemon-yellow. 



The eggs are deposited in stems of soft grasses 

 near the ground. The larva when full grown is 

 brown in colour; the body tapers towards each end 

 and the tail is forked. Occasionally the larvas are 

 green in colour. 



The pupa does not suspend itself by its tail as is 

 usual in this family, but lies on the ground. 



This butterfly is confined to Australia ; it is usually 

 numerous in the southern parts of New Soutli Wales, 

 particularly along the coast and highlands. It flies 

 low, and is thus easy to capture. It is dusky-brown 

 in colour, each wing has eye-spots, and the front 

 wings are crossed by a wide orange band. 



The eggs are laid on the stiff blades of the sword 

 grass {Cladmm), and on this the larvae feed when 

 hatched. The larva is green, about 1^ inches in 



