Jalmenus ictinus
Stencilled Hairstreak at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Jalmenus ictinus | owenh | 19 Feb 2023 | |
| Jalmenus evagoras | KMcCue | 19 Feb 2023 |
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The larvae were quite dark, hard to see in the photo, with red-headed black ants attending the larvae.
3 comments
19 Feb 2023
Hi KMcCue, any chance of swapping the images around to have a butterfly photo in the main image?
19 Feb 2023
Thanks for swapping. Stencilled Hairstreak larvae are attended by Meat Ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.079894-35.276478
- Altitude 589.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2023 08:38 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Black Wattle Associated plant
- Black ants with red head Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus ictinus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus ictinus Scientific name
- Stencilled Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1014.5m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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