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Matapa aria

Family Name: Hesperiidae
Taxonomic Group: Invertebrates (Butterfly and Moth)
Common Name: Common Redeye

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Size 18 mm
Description The butterfly is a dull brown above and ochreous buff below, with distinctly whitish yellow hindwing cilia. The characteristic feature of this small butterfly (average 18mm wingspan) are the red eyes which are very obvious in a field observation.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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