Paralucia pyrodiscus

1 Fiery Copper at Fadden, ACT

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Identification history

	Paralucia pyrodiscus	21 Dec 2017	SuziBond
	Paralucia pyrodiscus	21 Dec 2017	ArcherCallaway

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

21 Dec 2017

This species is rarely recorded in our region

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New species for me

4 comments

Illilanga wrote:

22 Dec 2017

Snap!

SuziBond wrote:

22 Dec 2017

Congrats on the new species Ryu :) Thanks for the important record.

ArcherCallaway wrote:

22 Dec 2017

Thanks Suzi (and Sandra). Is that Bursaria that the butterfly is perched on? In which case there is plenty of Bursaria that patch of woodland. But no creeks or waterways nearby.

SuziBond wrote:

22 Dec 2017

Yep, that's bursaria.

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Location information

Maps Wanniassa Hill
Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
ArcherCallaway Recorded by
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Significant ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralucia pyrodiscus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Species information

Paralucia pyrodiscus Scientific name
Fiery Copper Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 846.1m Recorded at altitude
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