Purple Dusk-flat
Chaetocneme porphyropis
Also called Purple Brown-eye
The Purple Dusk-flat (Chaetocneme porphyropis) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 6 plants, including Cinnamomum camphora, Litsea leefeana and Neolitsea dealbata. This page has 6 photos of its life cycle (later instar caterpillars, final instar caterpillars and pupae) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Purple Dusk-flat
Purple Dusk-flat caterpillars (later instar)
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Purple Dusk-flat caterpillars (final instar)
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Purple Dusk-flat pupae
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Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
6 known food plants.