Vanessa itea
Yellow Admiral at Queanbeyan West, NSW
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| Vanessa itea | SuziBond | 12 Sep 2021 | |
| Unverified | Yasmin | 12 Sep 2021 |
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This butterfly landed on an ornament in my backyard & sunned itself for well over an hour while opening & closing its wings. No idea what it’s called so would love to know. The gold spots on its wings were incredibly bright. Unfortunately I couldn’t get better photos as it landed in an awkward area & I didn’t want to disturb it.
3 comments
12 Sep 2021
Thank you, Suzi. 😊 Looks like it’s not an exciting find as they are quite common but happy to know what it is. The butterfly actually stayed at that position for almost 1.5 hours. Do you think it may have just emerged from its chrysalis? I note the brown on the lower wings were not unfurled.
12 Sep 2021
I think Yellow Admirals are exciting, they're such a beautiful species. Hard to tell from the photos, but they breed on nettles if you have any nearby?
Location information
- Places Queanbeyan West, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Yasmin Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Yasmin Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vanessa itea Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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