Hypochrysops delicia

11 Moonlight Jewel at Ainslie, ACT

Hypochrysops delicia at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Dec 2022
Hypochrysops delicia at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Hypochrysops delicia 20 Dec 2022 MatthewFrawley
Hypochrysops delicia 20 Dec 2022 DPRees125

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Significant sighting

21 Dec 2022

This species is rarely recorded and is an uncommon resident of the ACT

User's notes

Flying about like mad things at tops of trees, being chased by common browns

3 comments

   20 Dec 2022
Nice one, only the third sighting on CNM of the Moonlight Jewel.
DPRees125 wrote:
   20 Dec 2022
Not an easy customer to nail with a photo..
SuziBond wrote:
   20 Dec 2022
Brilliant David thank you! These were not recorded at all as far as I'm aware from last season, and this is the first record for this season. Fantastic!

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 19 Dec 2022 03:57 PM Recorded on
  • DPRees125 Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Male Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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