Zizina otis
Common Grass-Blue at Paddys River, ACT
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| Zizina otis | SuziBond | 13 Dec 2015 | |
| Zizina otis | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Dec 2015 |
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6 comments
9 Jan 2018
I saw hundreds of these butterflies yesterday in the Rob Roy foothills near Conder.
The following reference says that the family Lycaenidae to which this species belongs has the habit of hilltopping:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/determinations/hilltoppingktplisting.htm
Is that enough evidence to suggest this species does it too?
The following reference says that the family Lycaenidae to which this species belongs has the habit of hilltopping:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/determinations/hilltoppingktplisting.htm
Is that enough evidence to suggest this species does it too?
9 Jan 2018
They're not really a hilltopper species like many other Lycaenids but they can be very widespread and abundant over all suitable open habitat, which includes open grassy areas around hill summits. If you check the ACT field guide, for each species I've listed under the notes section whether or not they hilltop, and how strongly they hilltop. For example, the ant-blues (pages 154-159) are dedicated hilltoppers and are rarely to be found away from summits.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065333-35.499833
- Altitude 569.4m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2015 06:53 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zizina otis Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Zizina otis Scientific name
- Common Grass-Blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Zizina labradus