Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Pea-blue at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Lampides boeticus	9 Nov 2022	owenh
	Jalmenus icilius	8 Nov 2022	AndyRoo

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My best guess.

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AndyRoo wrote:

9 Nov 2022

Thanks Owen. I didn't initially ID it as L. boeticus because it had only one very short tail. Can you tell if it is it a male or female?

owenh wrote:

9 Nov 2022

Hi Andy, Your butterfly is showing a bit of wear and the tails have just worn off. Unfortunately not able to help with gender without seeing an upperside image. Undersides are similar in both sexes.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.030811 -35.228201
Altitude 590.0m
Maps Higgins Woodland
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
6 Nov 2022 05:28 PM Recorded on
AndyRoo Recorded by
Collections
AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

Hypochaeris radicata Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health
Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

Lampides boeticus Scientific name
Long-tailed Pea-blue Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1075.41m Recorded at altitude
166 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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