6 White-veined Sand-skipper at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Herimosa albovenata | 2 Oct 2018 | SuziBond | ||
| Herimosa albovenata | 1 Oct 2018 | owenh |
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Significant sighting
5 comments
SuziBond
wrote:
2 Oct 2018
Hi Owen, this is a remarkable find. This is the first ever record of this butterfly for the ACT! Congratulations! The nearest population of this butterfly occurs just to the south of the ACT.
owenh
wrote:
2 Oct 2018
Hi Suzi, thank you for the confirmation and info - awesome! Luckily for me the butterfly chose the right place at the right time for our chance meeting!
Location information
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- owenh Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Skippers (Hesperiidae) owenh Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- On the track. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Herimosa albovenata Scientific name
- White-veined Sand-skipper Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- 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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