Phaedyma shepherdi

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Phaedyma shepherdi
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P. shepherdi
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Phaedyma shepherdi
Moore, 1858

Phaedyma shepherdi, the common aeroplane, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Australia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "2. Phaedyma shepherdi ssp. shepherdi (Moore)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 19 September 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. "Phaedyma Felder, 1861" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms