Varied Dusky-blue at Aranda, ACT
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084597-35.265789
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2021 08:51 AM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
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Collections
Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Erina hyacinthina Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Candalides hyacinthina
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes