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Sighting 4472940

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Unidentified at suppressed - 2 Mar 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 2 Mar 2023
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Unidentified 2 Mar 2023 arjay

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I assume lepidoptera. I can (very likely) collect it and see what it turns into but would prefer not.

3 comments

owenh wrote:
   3 Mar 2023
Nymphalid butterfly pupa. Appears similar to Marbled Xenica. If you're not collecting it for id would need to see photos from the other two sides.
arjay wrote:
   3 Mar 2023
Okay. Assuming that nothing has decided it is tasty I can check the other two sides and take pix. And I could collect it. We do have a lot of marbled xenicas here at the moment. I nearly trod on one the other day.
arjay wrote:
   3 Mar 2023
Sorry not still there. Got a lot of photos of other stuff but. Only a couple of butterflies. Mostly moths (because I like them) and one orchid.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 2 Mar 2023 07:18 AM Recorded on
  • arjay Recorded by

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

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