Delias aganippe

5 Spotted Jezebel at Banks, ACT

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Identification history

	Delias aganippe	28 Jan 2018	SuziBond
	Delias aganippe	27 Jan 2018	UserfaKgHkxs

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Found the butterfly circling around the Bamboo, was quite active and hard to photograph. Eventually it settled on a branch and started to lay eggs. Was very settled and was not spooked as I photographed the event. The butterfly laid approximately 50 yellow eggs on the underside of the branch and then disappeared from the area. The period of laying the eggs was exactly 1 hour.

2 comments

SuziBond wrote:

29 Jan 2018

Great set of images. Very interesting choice of foodplant, as far as I'm aware they only use native mistletoes and native cherry (and quandongs/sandalwoods outside of the ACT). Is it possible for you to keep an eye on the progress of these eggs and report back?

UserfaKgHkxs wrote:

29 Jan 2018

Thanks Suzi, Yes, I will be keeping an eye on the eggs, have marked the branch and they are clearly visible. Do you happen to know an approx. time frame as the the development?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.102252 -35.472512
Places Banks, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Jan 2018 10:34 AM Recorded on
UserfaKgHkxs Recorded by
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UserfaKgHkxs Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

Nandina Domestica (Sacred Bamboo) Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Eggs Breeding behaviour
Female Gender

Species information

Delias aganippe Scientific name
Spotted Jezebel Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1914.58m Recorded at altitude
174 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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