Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
Sighting 4414501

Erina hyacinthina

Varied Dusky-blue at Aranda, ACT

Erina hyacinthina at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2021 08:51 AM
Erina hyacinthina at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2021 08:51 AM
Erina hyacinthina at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2021 08:51 AM
Erina hyacinthina at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2021 08:51 AM
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Identification history

Erina hyacinthina 4 Jan 2022 SuziBond
Unverified 28 Dec 2021 Tammy

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3 comments

Tammy wrote:
   4 Jan 2022
Thank you Suzi. Is there an easy way to distinguish this from a common grass-blue?
SuziBond wrote:
   4 Jan 2022
Hi Tammy. Sure is! In your first photo, see the two large black dots on the forewing? That is distinctive for Varied Dusky-blue, and Common Grass-blues don't have them. Varied Dusky-blues are also much darker on their upperwings than CGBs, which you can see nicely in your second image here. Hope that helps, let me know if it doesn't make sense.
Tammy wrote:
   4 Jan 2022
Thank you that's great advice.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Erina hyacinthina Scientific name
  • Varied Dusky-blue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1435.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 243 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Candalides hyacinthina

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