Vanessa itea
1 Yellow Admiral at Weston, ACT
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| Vanessa itea | 15 Feb 2023 | owenh | ||
| Unverified | 12 Feb 2023 | AliceH |
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User's notes
This butterfly looked like a yellow admiral but the inside wing colour on boht sides of the body were dark brown instead of orange. Just curious if this is natural variation or an age related phenomenon for this species? thks
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.063599-35.342622
- Maps Fowles St. Woodland, Weston
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2023 12:33 PM Recorded on
- AliceH Recorded by
- vinca Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- AliceH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vanessa itea Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Vanessa itea Scientific name
- Yellow Admiral Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1657.81m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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