Theclinesthes serpentata
Saltbush Blue at Booth, ACT
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| Theclinesthes serpentata | owenh | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | CarbonAI | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | DPRees125 | 10 Feb 2023 |
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User's notes
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....
1 comment
10 Feb 2023
The usual short tail of T. serpentata is more accentuated in your sighting as the fringe has worn away.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Theclinesthes serpentata Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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6 / 7
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