Chaetocneme porphyropis

Chaetocneme porphyropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Chaetocneme
Species:	C. porphyropis
Binomial name
Chaetocneme porphyropis (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
Phoenicops porphyropis Meyrick & Lower, 1902 Hesperia porphyrescens (Meyrick & Lower, 1902)

Chaetocneme porphyropis, the Purple Brown-Eye or Purple Dusk-Flat, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to tropical Queensland, between Innisfail and Daintree and on the Atherton Tableland.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on various Lauraceae species, including Cinnamomum camphora, Cryptocarya grandis, Endiandra compressa, Litsea leefeana and Neolitsea dealbata.

External links

• Australian Insects
• The Life History of Chaetocneme porphyropis
• Australian Faunal Directory

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