Erina hyacinthina
6 Varied Dusky-blue at Acton, ACT
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| Erina hyacinthina | canberrabutterflies | 30 Jul 2022 | |
| Erina hyacinthina | 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
5 comments
30 Jul 2022
Hi David, just confirming that you observed this butterfly earlier today?
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 149.097289-35.272624
- Altitude 770.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Jul 2022 12:34 PM Recorded on
- DavidForrester Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant DavidForrester Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Erina hyacinthina Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Candalides hyacinthina
Record quality
Quality score
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