Paralucia aurifera

Bright Copper at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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Identification history

	Paralucia aurifera	14 Nov 2018	SuziBond
	Paralucia aurifera	11 Nov 2018	SWishart

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This butterfly was perched on a log before flying onto the track and lying down (collapsing) on its side probably for less than a minute then flying off again - I've never seen a butterfly do that before. It didn't open its wings unfortunately.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.959753 -35.654622
Altitude 1020.9m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Nov 2018 02:46 PM Recorded on
SWishart Recorded by
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Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Paralucia aurifera Scientific name
Bright Copper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1443.1m Recorded at altitude
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