Paralucia pyrodiscus
1 Fiery Copper at Deakin, ACT
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| Paralucia pyrodiscus | owenh | 27 Dec 2022 | |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | RAllen | 27 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 27 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
On and around bursaria
2 comments
28 Dec 2022
First Canberra Nature Map sighting of the Fiery Copper flying for the 2022-23 season.
28 Dec 2022
Thank you. I can't remember if I put this in the notes, but there were a number of them (over 6?) flying around this area of bursaria when I first arrived, before dispersing.
Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralucia pyrodiscus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Paralucia pyrodiscus Scientific name
- Fiery Copper Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 846.1m Recorded at altitude
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