Hypochrysops delicia
11 Moonlight Jewel at Ainslie, ACT
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| Hypochrysops delicia | MatthewFrawley | 20 Dec 2022 | |
| Hypochrysops delicia | DPRees125 | 20 Dec 2022 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
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
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!
Location information
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Significant DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hypochrysops delicia Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Hypochrysops delicia Scientific name
- Moonlight Jewel Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 844.64m Recorded at altitude
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