Varied Sedge-skipper at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Hesperilla donnysa | 7 Feb 2019 | SuziBond | ||
| Hesperilla donnysa | 4 Feb 2019 | Christine |
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Significant sighting
SuziBond noted:
7 Feb 2019
Rare butterfly with restricted distribution in the ACT, and this is the first record of this species flying in February in the ACT.
User's notes
Only one seen today, and not on the sedge. Presumably a female??
1 comment
SuziBond
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
Yes, a female. This is a new record for this species for the month of February, excellent record :)
Location information
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2019 10:32 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Significant Insects Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Hesperilla donnysa Scientific name
- Varied Sedge-skipper Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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