Common Grass-Blue at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Zizina otis | 22 Jan 2023 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Zizina otis | 22 Jan 2023 | JimL |
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User's notes
In a world of Common Browns, it was nice to see a bit of variety.
7 comments
JimL
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Unfortunately no. Well, not that jumped out at me.
I was a bit mesmerised by some smaller Common Browns .
There was a lack of Pieris rapae until after 1500hrs. Then a few started appearing, with masses down at the edges of the two fords.
I was a bit mesmerised by some smaller Common Browns .
There was a lack of Pieris rapae until after 1500hrs. Then a few started appearing, with masses down at the edges of the two fords.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Smaller Common Browns could be Marbled Xenicas, as all Common Browns are essentially the same size, or at least two sizes, but the males and females also have different markings.
JimL
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Sounds like a good excuse to go back with a different lense and try again! I was trying to get a photo several times and wondering why one amongst a group of 3 or 4 was smaller.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Keep an eye out in any of your travels around the ACT, the Marbled Xenica is widespread and can be found practically anywhere.
JimL
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Thanks @MatthewFrawley
Here to contribute and learn as I go, so really appreciate your advice and willingness to share the knowledge.
Here to contribute and learn as I go, so really appreciate your advice and willingness to share the knowledge.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
22 Jan 2023
Thanks, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your butterfly sightings on Canberra Nature Map.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.970469-35.760872
- Altitude 1045.1m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2023 12:20 PM Recorded on
- JimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) JimL
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Zizina otis Scientific name
- Common Grass-Blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.4m Recorded at altitude
- 816 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Zizina labradus
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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