Ogyris abrota

3 Dark Purple Azure at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Ogyris abrota	2 Dec 2018	SuziBond
	Ogyris abrota	2 Dec 2018	Christine

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

2 Dec 2018

New location record for this species, significant because it is known from so few locations in the ACT.

User's notes

Seen on butterfly walk, spotted by Belinda and ID'd by Suzi. Appeared black in flight, but landed on the ground a couple of times and the colours on the underwing were stunning

3 comments

MatthewFrawley wrote:

3 Dec 2018

Once in a lifetime sighting! Great work by Belinda to find this butterfly on the ground.

Christine wrote:

3 Dec 2018

Ah, but you never know Matthew ;).
(also, we initially saw the butterfly flying before it landed on the ground)

MatthewFrawley wrote:

4 Dec 2018

Yeah, you never know what the future might hold. Seen in flight first, that makes sense.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.066565 -35.372141
Maps Mount Taylor
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Dec 2018 10:54 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
Collections
My flagged sightings Significant Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Ogyris abrota Scientific name
Dark Purple Azure Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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Victoria

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