Acrodipsas aurata

1 Golden Ant-blue at Chapman, ACT

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Identification history

Acrodipsas aurata	16 Jan 2020	SuziBond
Acrodipsas aurata	16 Jan 2020	Christine
Unverified	15 Jan 2020	SWishart

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

16 Jan 2020

First CNM record of this locally rare butterfly south of the lake.

User's notes

At least two butterflies hilltopping around a tall eucalypt - if the photos aren't suitable for an ID, I'm happy to delete (and to go back to see if I can get a better shot).

1 comment

SuziBond wrote:

16 Jan 2020

Brilliant record! First that I'm aware of for Cooleman Ridge.

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Location information

Maps Cooleman Ridge
Places Chapman, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
SWishart Recorded by
Collections
Significant Insects Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Acrodipsas aurata Scientific name
Golden Ant-blue Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Record quality

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania