Delias harpalyce
8 Imperial Jezebel at Paddys River, ACT
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| Delias harpalyce | SuziBond | 31 Aug 2023 | |
| Delias harpalyce | CarbonAI | 31 Aug 2023 | |
| Delias harpalyce | MatthewFrawley | 31 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | Johnpic | 30 Aug 2023 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Flying from blossom to blossom, feeding on pollen
6 comments
31 Aug 2023
Many thanks John for submitting this significant sighting to Canberra Nature Map.
4 Sep 2023
Hello all: why is harpalyce listed as a significant species when it appears to me that it is commonly seen in the ACT and its larval aggregations on mistletoe are also common. There are many other less familiar species that are rarely recorded on CNM but don't get a rating.
4 Sep 2023
Hi Roger, thanks for your question. The significant sighting applies to just this particular record, and for records that have been made significant sightings you should be able to read the justification. So for this record, it is the first August record of an adult flying in the ACT. Does that make sense?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.920152-35.460678
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Aug 2023 09:44 AM Recorded on
- Johnpic Recorded by
- Seemed to be feeding on pollen, bee's were also present. Last spring, I photographed honeyeaters feeding on the same tree. It was in the Flint's area above the toilet block where the old homestead foundation is located. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Winter Pollinator Research Project Photographic Competition - image of greatest conservation significance Significant Featured Johnpic Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Delias harpalyce Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Delias harpalyce Scientific name
- Imperial Jezebel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1339.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location