Paralucia crosbyi

3 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed

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Identification history

	Paralucia crosbyi	7 Sep 2023	SuziBond
	Erina hyacinthina	6 Sep 2023	Csteele4

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

7 Sep 2023

First record for this species from this area

User's notes

Feeding on Melichrus urceolatus

5 comments

owenh wrote:

6 Sep 2023

@SuziBond for your attention

SuziBond wrote:

7 Sep 2023

Thanks @owenh .
@Csteele4 congratulations on your record! Just double-checking that you observed the butterfly feeding on the flowers as you indicated in the notes? The photos appear to show the butterfly just resting on the plant near the flowers.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 Sep 2023

Is the location also right? Captains Flat would be a major discovery for this threatened species

Csteele4 wrote:

2 Oct 2023

@MichaelMulvaney yes, the location is correct! I live here in Captains Flat, and found this butterfly to the Northeast of the village, in elevated bushland. I've been stalking that same patch daily in hopes of another sighting.

@SuziBond yes, the butterfly appeared to be ingesting nectar from the plant, though I could be wrong! My partner and I observed them for some time, flitting from flower to flower. To be honest, I only took a picture as they were pretty (I have no idea about butterflies, only plants)!

Sorry, I didn't see these comments until just now!!

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

2 Oct 2023

Thanks brilliant find

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Sep 2023 12:42 PM Recorded on
Csteele4 Recorded by
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Significant Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Melichrus urceolatus Associated plant
5mm to 12mm 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
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Synonyms
Paralucia spinifera Bathurst Purple Copper Butterfly

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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