Paralucia pyrodiscus

Fiery Copper at Googong, NSW

Paralucia pyrodiscus at Googong, NSW - 8 Jan 2022
Paralucia pyrodiscus at Googong, NSW - 8 Jan 2022
Paralucia pyrodiscus at Googong, NSW - 8 Jan 2022
Paralucia pyrodiscus at Googong, NSW - 8 Jan 2022
Paralucia pyrodiscus at Googong, NSW - 8 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Paralucia pyrodiscus 10 Jan 2022 SuziBond
Paralucia pyrodiscus 8 Jan 2022 SteveBorkowskis

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Approximately 8-10 Fiery Copper butterflies on Bursaria spinosa and surrounding plants. Multiple individuals chasing each other flying in spirals. They were also aggressively chasing away much larger butterflies such as Common browns. Location is approximately 600 metres from sighting made yesterday (also checked location of previous sighting and they were still in there in similar numbers today)

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SuziBond wrote:
   10 Jan 2022
Some beautiful images here, well done!

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 8 Jan 2022 11:23 AM Recorded on
  • SteveBorkowskis Recorded by

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  • Bursaria spinosa, Chrysocephalum semipapposum Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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