Eurema smilax
5 Small Grass-yellow at Acton, ACT
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| Eurema smilax | SuziBond | 31 Oct 2020 | |
| Eurema smilax | RodDeb | 31 Oct 2020 |
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Significant sighting
SuziBond noted:
31 Oct 2020
Egg-laying is not normally observed in the ACT for this species, and there is no successful breeding record for the ACT for this species.
User's notes
just deposited an egg in the 3rd pic
3 comments
31 Oct 2020
Hi RodDeb, great series of images and brilliant that you recorded some breeding activity! This species is not known to have any successful breeding records in the ACT, so would it be possible for you to return to this plant and check on the progress of the egg/s? Do you know what species the plant is?
31 Oct 2020
Hi Suzi, thanks for your kind comment, we do not know the species of plant we will try to find out, the plants were on the edge of the Eastern Mallee area (section 211) near the first walkway entrance. We will try and check on the eggs next time we go to the ANBG but there were multiple plants laid on, have you any idea how long they take to hatch? Cheers Deb & Rod
4 Nov 2020
Hi Suzi, we went to the ANBG again today 4 Nov 2020 and looked for eggs on the plants unfortunately it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. However there were larger plants there that looked (to us) the same type of plant and we were able to find one with a name tag which was:
Senna artemisioides S. Zygophylla. It has a yellow flower. We did take more photos of the plant so if you like we can email them to you but won't list them here as obviously they are not wild. Sorry we could not be of more help in finding the butterfly eggs.
Senna artemisioides S. Zygophylla. It has a yellow flower. We did take more photos of the plant so if you like we can email them to you but won't list them here as obviously they are not wild. Sorry we could not be of more help in finding the butterfly eggs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108412-35.279072
- Altitude 607.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2020 12:02 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- Senna artemisioides S. Zygophylla Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Significant RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eurema smilax Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Eurema smilax Scientific name
- Small Grass-yellow Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1655.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Eurema smilax smilax
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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