Chaetocneme porphyropis
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''Chaetocneme porphyropis'', the purple brown-eye or purple dusk-flat, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae endemic to tropical Queensland, between Innisfail and Daintree on the Atherton Tableland. Its wingspan is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on various Lauraceae species, including ''Cinnamomum camphora'', ''Cryptocarya grandis'', ''Endiandra compressa'', ''Litsea leefeana'', and ''Neolitsea dealbata''.


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