Heteronympha penelope alope, Shouldered Brown.

Heteronympha penelope alope, Shouldered Brown. Location: Australia, Victoria, Gippsland, Swallow Lagoon Track. Survey: GLB 2015 029. Gippsland Lakes Bioscan.

The Grampians Bioscan was the second major biodiversity survey in the Bioscan series - a partnership between Museum Victoria and Parks Victoria to conduct rapid surveys of biodiversity within Victorian National Parks. Bioscans are held across a two week period and bring together Museum Victoria's scientific expertise and Parks Victoria's local knowledge and land management expertise. Bioscans provide a snapshot of faunal diversity and can result in exciting discoveries about the species inhabiting the parks. In addition to fauna surveys, Bioscans can include geology, palaeontology and botany surveys, and heritage research. Each Bioscan also includes community engagement and public relations components. Bioscans aim to enrich our understanding of the natural heritage values of Victoria's National Parks, to engage local communities, to celebrate biodiversity and to identify avenues for further research and collaboration.

The Gippsland Bioscans took place over the summer of 2014/15 in the Mitchell River National Park as well as in less remote areas such as parks around Lakes Entrance and Sale. The Bioscan resulted in the publication of a the Field Guide to the fauna of Gippsland app for mobile devices.