Jalmenus icilius
Amethyst Hairstreak at Bonython, ACT
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| Jalmenus icilius | SuziBond | 4 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | GG | 3 Dec 2019 |
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Would like to know which variety this is of the small Ant Blue butterflies
1 comment
4 Dec 2019
Hi GG, this is not an ant-blue, but a hairstreak instead. Hairstreaks are attended by ants, and their caterpillars eat wattles.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.071656-35.437542
- Altitude 563.1m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2019 09:35 AM Recorded on
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- Acacia species Associated plant
- Two of the same small ant blue species? Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- GG Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus icilius Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus icilius Scientific name
- Amethyst Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.2m Recorded at altitude
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