Paralucia pyrodiscus
2 Fiery Copper at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Paralucia pyrodiscus | SuziBond | 2 Feb 2021 | |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | LisaH | 21 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
Symbiotic relationship between ants, bursaria and fiery copper?
1 comment
2 Feb 2021
Hi LisaH, yes - the ants attend the butterfly larvae, and the butterfly larvae eat the bursaria. Thanks for ensuring the photos are helpful for id too.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- Bursaria Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralucia pyrodiscus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Paralucia pyrodiscus Scientific name
- Fiery Copper Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 846.1m Recorded at altitude
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