''Chaetocneme porphyropis'', the purple brown-eye or purple dusk-flat, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

endemic to tropical

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, between Innisfail and Daintree on the Atherton Tableland. Its

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on various

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur ma ...

species, including ''

Cinnamomum camphora ''Camphora officinarum'' is a species of evergreen tree that is commonly known under the names camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. Description ''Camphora officinarum'' is native to China south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan, southern ...

'', '' Cryptocarya grandis'', ''

Endiandra compressa ''Endiandra compressa'', the white bark, is a rainforest tree growing in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest growing near streams in valleys. The range of natural distribution is from the Nambucca River, New South Wales to Kutini-Pay ...

'', '' Litsea leefeana'', and ''

Neolitsea dealbata ''Neolitsea dealbata'', also known as hairy-leaved bolly gum, is a shrub or tree, in the family Lauraceae, which is native to Australia. Description The species grows up to 12 metres high. It has glossy, elliptic to obovate leaves which have wh ...

''.

External links

Australian InsectsThe Life History of ''Chaetocneme porphyropis''Australian Faunal Directory
Tagiadini Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1902 {{Pyrginae-stub