Jalmenus ictinus
Stencilled Hairstreak at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Jalmenus ictinus | SuziBond | 21 Dec 2016 | |
| Jalmenus ictinus | SuziBond | 21 Dec 2016 | |
| Jalmenus evagoras | JudithRoach | 21 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
I didn't unfortunately get a picture of this one with it's wings open, but the topside was a lovely dusky blue and brown. I added a enlargement of it's waggly rear end which looked like antennae which I suspect was to confuse predators.
2 comments
22 Dec 2016
I thought this one might be a Stencilled Hairstreak, particularly also given your description of the upperside. But I'm convinced your other posting this day is the Imperial Hairstreak. Suzi will adjudicate, of course!
22 Dec 2016
You are most likely correct. I'm a newbie on bugs. It would be nice to get two species from one walk up there.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093657-35.283095
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2016 08:54 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus ictinus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus ictinus Scientific name
- Stencilled Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1014.5m Recorded at altitude
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