Fiery Copper at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | 23 Dec 2017 | SuziBond | ||
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | 23 Dec 2017 | MatthewFrawley |
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Significant sighting
SuziBond noted:
23 Dec 2017
Fiery Coppers are very localised and only known from a few sites in the ACT.
User's notes
Third separate location for Fiery Copper on Mt Taylor this season. This location had the most individuals seen, probably half a dozen or more. Habitat included lots of Bursaria spinosa, with a nearby ephemeral creek.
1 comment
SuziBond
wrote:
24 Dec 2017
Very interesting indeed. It's great to have all these new location records, hopefully they represent long-term colonies.
Location information
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
Significant MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralucia pyrodiscus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
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
- 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
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