Vanessa itea
Yellow Admiral at Undefined Area
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| Vanessa itea | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2020 | |
| Vanessa itea | ibaird | 24 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | JenniM | 24 Oct 2020 |
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The bright yellow rectangular patches on its brown wings caught my attention. Resting in full sun, about 3m up the trunk. The shadow seems to show the head is elongated. Too high to get a good photo with my mobile phone..
1 comment
24 Oct 2020
Its a very long way away, but I sugeest a butterfly: Yellow Admiral, Venessa itea.
Location information
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2020 06:30 PM Recorded on
- JenniM Recorded by
- Eucalyptus trunk in an Allocasuarina forest Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- JenniM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vanessa itea Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Vanessa itea Scientific name
- Yellow Admiral Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1657.81m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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