Jalmenus ictinus

Stencilled Hairstreak at Red Hill, ACT

Jalmenus ictinus at Red Hill, ACT - 2 Jan 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Red Hill, ACT - 2 Jan 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Red Hill, ACT - 2 Jan 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Red Hill, ACT - 2 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Jalmenus ictinus 3 Jan 2019 SuziBond
Jalmenus sp. (genus) 2 Jan 2019 JackyF

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A couple of caterpillars and lots of pupae on wattle, tended by large numbers of ants. This caterpillar was on a stem tip which broke off when I brushed against it, but I put it back up in the wattle.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 2 Jan 2019 07:14 PM Recorded on
  • JackyF Recorded by

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  • small Acacia Mearnsii Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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