1 Amethyst Hairstreak at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Jalmenus icilius | 16 Dec 2021 | SuziBond | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Dec 2021 | HelenCross |
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7 comments
SuziBond
wrote:
16 Dec 2021
Nice sighting and photos, thanks Helen. Did you notice any eggs, larvae or pupae/pupal shells on the wattle?
HelenCross
wrote:
16 Dec 2021
Sorry Suzi, I didn't check! I was trudging through thick, high, wet grass and pretty keen to get back at this stage. Will remember for next time.
SuziBond
wrote:
16 Dec 2021
No worries. If you do make it back, you might also want to look for attendant ants on the wattle, they should guide you to any immature stages of the butterfly on the plant. Check out page 183 in the ACT butterfly field guide in case you're unfamiliar with what these looks like.
HelenCross
wrote:
16 Dec 2021
Hi @SuziBond, I had a look at my original photos and found what might be eggs and some ants, which I've cropped and added here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.017365-35.378858
- Altitude 561.0m
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2021 07:59 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Jalmenus icilius Scientific name
- Amethyst Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.2m Recorded at altitude
- 103 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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