Erina acasta
8 Blotched Dusky-blue at Aranda, ACT
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| Erina acasta | canberrabutterflies | 30 Jul 2022 | |
| Erina acasta | DavidForrester | 30 Jul 2022 |
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Significant sighting
canberrabutterflies noted:
2 Aug 2022
New month of July recorded for adults flying in the ACT; previous earliest records from August
2 comments
2 Aug 2022
I've only got the first edition of Suzi's ACT field guide but it doesn't have them flying in July, so this may possibly be a first?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.091026-35.263720
- Altitude 640.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Jul 2022 11:26 AM Recorded on
- DavidForrester Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant DavidForrester Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Erina acasta Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Erina acasta Scientific name
- Blotched Dusky-blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1853.25m Recorded at altitude
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