Dispar compacta

Barred Skipper at Acton, ACT

Dispar compacta at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
Dispar compacta at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Dispar compacta 22 Feb 2018 SuziBond
Dispar compacta 21 Feb 2018 PeterR

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User's notes

This one a male (?) was guarding the territory, another a female (?) was feeding on flowers low to the ground - sorry no pictures. The pair would occasionally fly together and then this would restart his watching brief, and the female would continue feeding.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Dispar compacta Scientific name
  • Barred Skipper Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1372.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 225 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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