Jalmenus icilius

Amethyst Hairstreak at Cook, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.073168-35.266750
• Altitude 648.6m
• Maps Mount Painter
• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 29 Jan 2023 03:08 PM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia dealbata Associated plant
• Attendant ants Associated Insect
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

• Jalmenus icilius Scientific name
• Amethyst Hairstreak Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 812.2m Recorded at altitude
• 109 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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