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Sighting 4235108

Belenois java

Caper White at Acton, ACT

Belenois java at Acton, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
Belenois java at Acton, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Belenois java 19 Sep 2019 SuziBond
Belenois java 18 Sep 2019 PeterR

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2 comments

SuziBond wrote:
   19 Sep 2019
Very worn individual!
PeterR wrote:
   20 Sep 2019
It was very sad looking and it probably got caught in a snow storm the day before.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Sep 2019 01:05 PM Recorded on
  • PeterR Recorded by

Species information

  • Belenois java Scientific name
  • Caper White Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Migratory
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1730m Recorded at altitude
  • 330 images trained Machine learning
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