Jalmenus ictinus

1 Stencilled Hairstreak at O'Connor, ACT

Jalmenus ictinus at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2017
Jalmenus ictinus at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2017
Jalmenus ictinus at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Jalmenus ictinus 22 Dec 2017 SuziBond
Jalmenus ictinus 21 Dec 2017 ibaird

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Image 1 shows a recently emerged female immediately mating with a male with a second male nearby. The second image several minutes later with one of the female's wings already half formed. The third image, a few minutes later shows the female succumbing to attack by a spider (bottom right of image) with her second wing failing to develop. A short but exciting adult life!.

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  • 6 Abundance
  • 21 Dec 2017 03:56 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

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  • Acacia sp. Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
  • Mixed Gender

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