Jalmenus ictinus

6 Stencilled Hairstreak at O'Connor, ACT

Jalmenus ictinus at O'Connor, ACT - 5 May 2023
Jalmenus ictinus at O'Connor, ACT - 5 May 2023
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Jalmenus ictinus 8 May 2023 SuziBond
Unidentified 6 May 2023 ConBoekel

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

8 May 2023

First record of this species flying in May for the ACT

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The only one of this species flying after two frosts in DSW. Noted just one other blue - Zizina otis flying.

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SuziBond wrote:
   8 May 2023
Thanks for your record @ConBoekel - can you confirm that the date is correct for this record?
ConBoekel wrote:
   8 May 2023
Hi Suzi
Yep. I thought it might be interesting to pick up the late flying records for DSW.
SuziBond wrote:
   8 May 2023
Thanks for confirmation Con. This is the first May record of this species for the ACT!
   8 May 2023
Wow, so until this year we didn't even have April records of the Stencilled Hairstreak flying and now we've got them flying in May as well!
SuziBond wrote:
   8 May 2023
We had the first April record from 2021 thanks to @Christine in the botanical gardens, but that is the only other record after March that I'm aware of.
Christine wrote:
   8 May 2023
Great record Con!!

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