Erina sp. (genus)

1 A dusky blue butterfly at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Erina sp. (genus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 18 Sep 2022 10:17 AM

Erina sp. (genus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 18 Sep 2022 10:17 AM

Erina sp. (genus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 18 Sep 2022 10:17 AM

Erina sp. (genus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 18 Sep 2022 10:17 AM

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Identification history

	Erina sp. (genus)	24 Sep 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	18 Sep 2022	Rebeccajgee

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User's notes

According to my fellow walkers it had a pale grey underside

3 comments

owenh wrote:

18 Sep 2022

Hi Rebeccajgee, Do you have an underside image of this one by any chance?

owenh wrote:

19 Sep 2022

Suggest Erina sp. Without an underside image unable to confirm to species. Looks like Cassytha sp. in the image also - a genus larval food plant.

canberrabutterflies wrote:

19 Sep 2022

Agree with Owen on this one

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Location information

Coordinates 149.088900 -35.276736
Altitude 625.0m
Maps Black Mountain
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
18 Sep 2022 10:17 AM Recorded on
Rebeccajgee Recorded by
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Insects Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Rebeccajgee Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Erina sp. (genus) Scientific name
A dusky blue butterfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 920m Recorded at altitude
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