Zizina otis
Common Grass-Blue at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Zizina otis | MatthewFrawley | 31 Jan 2021 | |
| Zizina otis | KMcCue | 23 Dec 2020 |
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Thousands of butterflies
1 comment
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.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069533-35.817478
- Altitude 896.4m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2020 01:51 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Meadow Argus Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zizina otis Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Zizina otis Scientific name
- Common Grass-Blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Zizina labradus
Record quality
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