Pseudalmenus chlorinda

7 Silky Hairstreak at suppressed

Pseudalmenus chlorinda at suppressed - 21 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Pseudalmenus chlorinda 23 Dec 2017 SuziBond
Pseudalmenus chlorinda 22 Dec 2017 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 22 Dec 2017 JohnBundock

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

23 Dec 2017

A rare and restricted species in the ACT, this is only the third confirmed location for current Silky Hairstreak sites.

5 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   23 Dec 2017
Wow - nice find, John! Great photo, too.
JohnBundock wrote:
   23 Dec 2017
Thanks Harvey. I didn't realise its significance. I'll try to get there again shortly to see if I can find any more.
   23 Dec 2017
Fantastic record John and a great photo - the first Silky Hairstreak for CNM.
SuziBond wrote:
   24 Dec 2017
Congratulations John! Excellent record, thanks for submitting. Seems quite late in the season for these to be flying.
   13 Apr 2018
This sighting was judged the best Lepidoptera image in the 2018 Canberra Nature Map Photographic Competition

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