Vanessa itea

Yellow Admiral at Cook, ACT

Vanessa itea at Cook, ACT - 13 May 2021 02:31 PM
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Identification history

Vanessa itea 14 May 2021 MatthewFrawley
Vanessa itea 14 May 2021 Tammy

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Appeared to be 'hilltopping' as well as basking.

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Additional information

  • Also Australian painted ladies Associated Insect
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

  • Vanessa itea Scientific name
  • Yellow Admiral Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1657.81m Recorded at altitude
  • 414 images trained Machine learning
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