Jalmenus icilius
Amethyst Hairstreak at Kambah, ACT
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| Jalmenus icilius | SuziBond | 26 Dec 2017 | |
| Jalmenus icilius | MatthewFrawley | 26 Dec 2017 |
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User's notes
Very faded and tattered, probably a male, as it seemed quite small. Good view of the coiled proboscis in the first photo.
2 comments
26 Dec 2017
Yes, great detail of the labial palpi and the proboscis! I'm not so sure it's a male, the abdomen makes me think it might be a female instead. Still no colony located on Mt Taylor for this species yet?
26 Dec 2017
I've only seen the odd one of these here and there, no obvious colony sighted.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065287-35.371295
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Dec 2017 04:47 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Xerochrysum viscosum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus icilius Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus icilius Scientific name
- Amethyst Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.2m Recorded at altitude
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