17 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
Identification history
| Paralucia crosbyi | 25 Jul 2023 | SuziBond | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Jul 2023 | SWishart |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
26 Jul 2023
New location for this nationally vulnerable species, extending the known northern extent of the ACT population. Also this is the earliest recorded occurrence of an adult butterfly within a season recorded in the ACT
3 comments
SuziBond
wrote:
25 Jul 2023
Hi Susan, just confirming the date is correct on this one? So much earlier than the other records!
SWishart
wrote:
25 Jul 2023
Yep, saw them today along the track at 3 different but close together spots - one spot on the way in this morning and the other spots on the return walk. Two - three butterflies at each spot. It was a super day with that part of the track in sun, no wind.
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 25 Jul 2023 02:33 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
Photographic Competition - image of greatest conservation significance Significant sightings Featured sightings Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) SWishart
Additional information
- bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Paralucia crosbyi Scientific name
- Violet Copper Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 331 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Paralucia spinifera Bathurst Purple Copper Butterfly
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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