Jalmenus ictinus

2 Stencilled Hairstreak at Deakin, ACT

Jalmenus ictinus at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2019
Jalmenus ictinus at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2019
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Jalmenus ictinus 6 Feb 2019 SuziBond
Jalmenus ictinus 5 Feb 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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I went to a small run-off stream. That morning I saw three Stencilled Hairstreak Butterflies interacting around an acacia. There was initially one, then a second one joined in, then a third. Sometimes one would sit out on a nearby acacia branch but they would be back in the swirling flying milieu shortly afterwards. There were some other small groups doing the same thing further along. I am unsure if this was breeding behaviour, as I cannot differentiate the sexes with these photographs but I enjoyed the flying display.

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  • acacia Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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