1 Banks' Brown at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Heteronympha banksii | 17 Feb 2017 | SuziBond | ||
| Heteronympha banksii | 17 Feb 2017 | SuziBond | ||
| Heteronympha paradelpha | 16 Feb 2017 | JohnBundock |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
21 Feb 2017
This is the first verified record of this butterfly in the ACT since the 2003 fires
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MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
27 Feb 2017
An interview with Michael Mulvaney on the Banks Brown Butterfly has been published on the ABC Radio Canberra webpage, see
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/breakfast/banks-brown-butterfly-rediscovered-in-canberra-after-2003-bushfi/8299668
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/breakfast/banks-brown-butterfly-rediscovered-in-canberra-after-2003-bushfi/8299668
Location information
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Collections
Significant JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteronympha banksii Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Heteronympha banksii Scientific name
- Banks' Brown Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1575.03m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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