Insects at the PondsPie-dish Beetle Tawny Coster
We were happy to photograph the Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) at the Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds in February 2023. The Tawny Coster is a small butterfly, approximately 53-64 mm and belongs to the Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterfly) family. It is common in grassland land and scrub habitats.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Unranked: Ditrysia
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Subfamily: Heliconiinae
- Tribe: Acraeini
- Genus: Acraea
- Species: Acraea terpsicore
Insects at the PondsPie-dish Beetle Tawny Coster
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