Theclinesthes serpentata

Saltbush Blue at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Theclinesthes serpentata	10 Feb 2023	owenh
Paralucia pyrodiscus	10 Feb 2023	CarbonAI
Unverified	10 Feb 2023	DPRees125

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Not prepared to call this tatty thing, same size as a small Fringed Blue/ montane f blue which I initially thought it was and forgot about it. On a second look it clearly has tails. I do not know of any such small blues in the ACT with such a tail. so interesting perhaps....

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owenh wrote:

10 Feb 2023

The usual short tail of T. serpentata is more accentuated in your sighting as the fringe has worn away.

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Location information

Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Booth, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
DPRees125 Recorded by
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DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Theclinesthes serpentata Scientific name
Saltbush Blue Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1785.3m Recorded at altitude
154 images trained Machine learning
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Record quality

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania