Jalmenus icilius
Amethyst Hairstreak at Cook, ACT
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| Jalmenus icilius | SuziBond | 6 Dec 2018 | |
| Jalmenus icilius | CathB | 6 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
More than a dozen of these flying around the base of this Acacia, showing flashes of brilliant blue as seen in image 4.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073385-35.265700
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2018 03:46 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Acacia dealbata Associated plant
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus icilius Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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