Junonia villida
1 Meadow Argus at Red Hill, ACT
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| Junonia villida | MatthewFrawley | 30 May 2019 | |
| Junonia villida | LisaH | 30 May 2019 |
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User's notes
I saw 3 -4 flying around in different areas. Surprised to see them, after a few very cold days and nights!
1 comment
31 May 2019
Hi Lisa, yes Meadow Argus are very tough! They can withstand freezing temperatures and they are one of the few butterflies recorded in the ACT for every month of the year.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107482-35.326597
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 May 2019 04:08 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Junonia villida Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Junonia villida Scientific name
- Meadow Argus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1642.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location