Zizina otis

Common Grass-Blue at Mount Clear, ACT

Zizina otis at Mount Clear, ACT - 22 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Zizina otis 31 Jan 2021 MatthewFrawley
Zizina otis 23 Dec 2020 KMcCue

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Thousands of butterflies

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KMcCue wrote:
   31 Jan 2021
Thanks Matthew
There was one Meadow Argus in there.
This was just one patch of many butterflies on a sand bank near the Naas River eroded from the surrounding hills after the 2020 bushfire and rain.

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Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 22 Dec 2020 01:51 PM Recorded on
  • KMcCue Recorded by

Additional information

  • Meadow Argus Associated Insect
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Zizina otis Scientific name
  • Common Grass-Blue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1694.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 720 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Zizina labradus

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