Hesperilla idothea
Flame Sedge-skipper at Acton, ACT
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| Hesperilla idothea | SuziBond | 1 Dec 2018 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 26 Nov 2018 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Suzi, this skipper was flying around the canopy of the tall Eucalypts at the summit of Black Mountain and also perching. I haven't seen a skipper behave in this way before, so I really have no idea what this is. The photos look like Heath Ochre or Montane Ochre, but I have only ever seen them close to the ground. Hoping there is enough detail in these five blurry photos to make a positive ID.
1 comment
1 Dec 2018
Great set of photos for id, thanks Matt. There is a nearby breeding site to the BM summit so great you managed to find an adult hilltopping, very nice record thanks.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097577-35.273747
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2018 02:14 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Eucalypt sp. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Significant MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hesperilla idothea Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Hesperilla idothea Scientific name
- Flame Sedge-skipper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 610.9m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
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