Two-brand grass-skipper at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Atkinsia dominula | 30 Aug 2023 | owenh | ||
| Bibla papyria | 30 Aug 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Atkinsia dominula | 30 Aug 2023 | RAllen |
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User's notes
Very ordinary shots. In field thought I had Banded GS (seemed smaller than other grass skippers). However, these look to me like very worn Two-brand GS. Thinking pale abdomen rings diagnostic (please correct me otherwise). Other fresher specimens of Two-brand GS present.
1 comment
owenh
wrote:
30 Aug 2023
From what we can see in images 3, and particularly 4, showing the male black sex brands, appearing edged with grey, agree with your suggestion - A. dominula. Many of the Subfamily Trapezitinae show abdominal rings/bands, which are often enhanced with age and/or lighting conditions.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Atkinsia dominula Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Atkinsia dominula Scientific name
- Two-brand grass-skipper Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1639.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anisynta dominula
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