Herimosa albovenata
6 White-veined Sand-skipper at Theodore, ACT
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| Herimosa albovenata | SuziBond | 2 Oct 2018 | |
| Herimosa albovenata | owenh | 1 Oct 2018 |
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Significant sighting
5 comments
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.
Location information
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- owenh Recorded by
- On the track. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- owenh NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Herimosa albovenata Significant
Species information
- Herimosa albovenata Scientific name
- White-veined Sand-skipper Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1152m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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