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Blue & Copper (Lycaenidae)Lucia limbaria

Chequered Copper at Griffith Woodland

Lucia limbaria at Griffith Woodland - 7 Dec 2018
Lucia limbaria at Griffith Woodland - 7 Dec 2018

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Located in the centre of the triangle created by leaf, bark & seed head on long green stalk

1 comment

donhe wrote:
   7 Dec 2018
I think it is a Lycaenid Butterfly: perhaps Catopyrops florinda

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(Wallaby Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk Elymus scaber (Common Wheat Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1 Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1 Erodium moschatum (Musky Crowfoot, Musky Storksbill) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1 Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Griffith Woodland - 27 Sep 2019 by ianandlibby1 Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Sep 2019 by AlexKirk Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2019 by AlexKirk Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Griffith Woodland - 30 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk Carex breviculmis (Short-stem Sedge) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Aug 2019 by ianandlibby1 Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Griffith Woodland - 9 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Aug 2019 by ianandlibby1 Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk Grimmia sp. (A moss) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Griffith Woodland - 22 Jul 2019 by roymcd Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk Paronychia brasiliana (Chilean Whitlow Wort, Brazilian Whitlow) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk Medicago arabica (Spotted Medic, Spotted Burr Medic) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Jun 2019 by AlexKirk Trifolium sp. (A Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Jun 2019 by AlexKirk Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Griffith Woodland - 15 May 2019 by AlexKirk Parasola sp. (An Inkcap) at Griffith Woodland - 25 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Griffith Woodland - 24 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Griffith Woodland - 24 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1 Rumex acetosella (Sorrel, Sheep Sorrel) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1 Cynodon dactylon (Couch grass) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1 Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Griffith Woodland - 25 Mar 2019 by ianandlibby1 Eragrostis cilianensis (Stinkgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Mar 2019 by AlexKirk Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Mar 2019 by AlexKirk Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Feb 2019 by ianandlibby1 Desmodium varians (Slender Tick-trefoil) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Feb 2019 by AlexKirk Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Griffith Woodland - 4 Feb 2019 by AlexKirk Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk Euphorbia dallachyana (Mat Spurge, Caustic Weed) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jan 2019 by ianandlibby1 Enneapogon nigricans (Nine-awn Grass, Bottlewashers) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1 Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Desmodium varians (Slender Tick-trefoil) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Cullen microcephalum (Dusky Scurf-pea / Mountain Psoralea) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1 Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1 Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Dec 2018 by RWPurdie Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Fumaria sp. (Fumitory) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 22 Nov 2018 by AlexKirk Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1 Tragopogon dubius (Goatsbeard) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1 Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1 Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1 Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Nov 2018 by AlexKirk Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Griffith Woodland - 31 Oct 2018 by Mike Rytidosperma carphoides (Short Wallaby Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 31 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Bromus diandrus (Great Brome) at Griffith Woodland - 29 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Griffith Woodland - 28 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Acaena echinata (Sheeps Burr) at Griffith Woodland - 26 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Tiliqua scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Griffith Woodland - 26 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Petrorhagia sp. at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Hordeum leporinum (Barley Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel Tail Fescue) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Trifolium arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Grevillea juniperina (Grevillea) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Taraxacum sp. (Dandelion) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Geranium sp. at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1 Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Acacia vestita (Weeping Boree) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth) at Griffith Woodland - 15 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Griffith Woodland - 15 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1 Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Jun 2018 by ianandlibby1 Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Griffith Woodland - 15 May 2018 by roymcd Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana (Snowgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 23 Apr 2018 by ianandlibby1 Eleusine tristachya (Goose Grass, Crab Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 27 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1 Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1 Eucalyptus stellulata (Black Sally) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Griffith Woodland - 1 Sep 2020 by AlexKirk
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Griffith Woodland - 23 Jul 2020 by AlexKirk
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Griffith Woodland - 13 May 2020 by AlexKirk
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 7 May 2020 by AlexKirk
Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 6 May 2020 by AlexKirk
Zizina otis (Common Grass-blue) at Griffith Woodland - 19 Apr 2020 by ianandlibby1
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn) at Griffith Woodland - 19 Apr 2020 by ianandlibby1
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Mar 2020 by AlexKirk
Zanda funereus (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Griffith Woodland - 29 Feb 2020 by ianandlibby1
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Griffith Woodland - 25 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Lycosidae sp. (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Griffith Woodland - 20 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Sarcophagidae sp. (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Zizina otis (Common Grass-blue) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Griffith Woodland - 11 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Elymus scaber (Common Wheat Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1
Erodium moschatum (Musky Crowfoot, Musky Storksbill) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Griffith Woodland - 27 Sep 2019 by ianandlibby1
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Sep 2019 by AlexKirk
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2019 by AlexKirk
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Griffith Woodland - 30 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Carex breviculmis (Short-stem Sedge) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Aug 2019 by ianandlibby1
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Griffith Woodland - 9 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Aug 2019 by ianandlibby1
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Grimmia sp. (A moss) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Griffith Woodland - 22 Jul 2019 by roymcd
Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk
Paronychia brasiliana (Chilean Whitlow Wort, Brazilian Whitlow) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk
Medicago arabica (Spotted Medic, Spotted Burr Medic) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Jun 2019 by AlexKirk
Trifolium sp. (A Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Jun 2019 by AlexKirk
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Griffith Woodland - 15 May 2019 by AlexKirk
Parasola sp. (An Inkcap) at Griffith Woodland - 25 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Griffith Woodland - 24 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Griffith Woodland - 24 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1
Rumex acetosella (Sorrel, Sheep Sorrel) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1
Cynodon dactylon (Couch grass) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Griffith Woodland - 25 Mar 2019 by ianandlibby1
Eragrostis cilianensis (Stinkgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Mar 2019 by AlexKirk
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Mar 2019 by AlexKirk
Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Feb 2019 by ianandlibby1
Desmodium varians (Slender Tick-trefoil) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Feb 2019 by AlexKirk
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Griffith Woodland - 4 Feb 2019 by AlexKirk
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk
Euphorbia dallachyana (Mat Spurge, Caustic Weed) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk
Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Griffith Woodland - 10 Jan 2019 by ianandlibby1
Enneapogon nigricans (Nine-awn Grass, Bottlewashers) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Desmodium varians (Slender Tick-trefoil) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Cullen microcephalum (Dusky Scurf-pea / Mountain Psoralea) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1
Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Dec 2018 by RWPurdie
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Fumaria sp. (Fumitory) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 22 Nov 2018 by AlexKirk
Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1
Tragopogon dubius (Goatsbeard) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1
Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 18 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1
Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Griffith Woodland - 17 Nov 2018 by ianandlibby1
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 8 Nov 2018 by AlexKirk
Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Griffith Woodland - 31 Oct 2018 by Mike
Rytidosperma carphoides (Short Wallaby Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 31 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Bromus diandrus (Great Brome) at Griffith Woodland - 29 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Griffith Woodland - 28 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acaena echinata (Sheeps Burr) at Griffith Woodland - 26 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Tiliqua scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Griffith Woodland - 26 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Petrorhagia sp. at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Hordeum leporinum (Barley Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel Tail Fescue) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Trifolium arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Griffith Woodland - 16 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Grevillea juniperina (Grevillea) at Griffith Woodland - 7 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Griffith Woodland - 6 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Taraxacum sp. (Dandelion) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Geranium sp. at Griffith Woodland - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia vestita (Weeping Boree) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth) at Griffith Woodland - 15 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Griffith Woodland - 15 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) at Griffith Woodland - 3 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 5 Jun 2018 by ianandlibby1
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Griffith Woodland - 15 May 2018 by roymcd
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana (Snowgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 23 Apr 2018 by ianandlibby1
Eleusine tristachya (Goose Grass, Crab Grass) at Griffith Woodland - 27 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle) at Griffith Woodland - 14 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1
Eucalyptus stellulata (Black Sally) at Griffith Woodland - 12 Mar 2018 by ianandlibby1

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size (mm)
  • 7 Dec 2018 Recorded on
  • AlexKirk Recorded by
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