Lucia limbaria
Chequered Copper at Holt, ACT
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| Lucia limbaria | MatthewFrawley | 10 Jan 2021 | |
| Paralucia aurifera | KMcCue | 9 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
A bit of hill-topping going on. This is my first sight of these gorgeous butterflies - thanks Suzi.
2 comments
10 Jan 2021
This one is the Chequered Copper rather than the Bright Copper, which has slightly different markings and is more common at higher elevations in the ACT.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076133-35.269431
- Altitude 614.2m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2021 10:13 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- gravel road Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lucia limbaria Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Lucia limbaria Scientific name
- Chequered Copper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1376m Recorded at altitude
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