Vanessa kershawi
2 Australian Painted Lady at Isaacs, ACT
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| Vanessa kershawi | MatthewFrawley | 18 Dec 2022 | |
| Vanessa kershawi | Mike | 18 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Just emerged from pupa so it is still a bit wrinkly.
2 comments
18 Dec 2022
Larva in sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4457533. I was going to take a photo of the pupa today because it had changed shape, indicating the wings inside, but the butterfly beat me to it. Only 16 days pupation.
Location information
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vanessa kershawi Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Vanessa kershawi Scientific name
- Australian Painted Lady Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2203.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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