Jalmenus ictinus
6 Stencilled Hairstreak at Hughes, ACT
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| Jalmenus ictinus | SuziBond | 21 Jan 2019 | |
| Jalmenus ictinus | JackyF | 19 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
Butterflies courting, probably about six around wattle dancing in pairs. In same bush, caterpillars were pupating, herded by ants, see separate sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.102481-35.328991
- Maps Federal Golf Course Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2019 09:48 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- large shrubby wattle Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus ictinus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus ictinus Scientific name
- Stencilled Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1014.5m Recorded at altitude
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