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Paralucia spinifera

3 Bathurst or Purple Copper Butterfly at suppressed

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Identification history

	Paralucia spinifera	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

3 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

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Species information

Paralucia spinifera Scientific name
Bathurst or Purple Copper Butterfly Common name
Highly Sensitive
Very Rare / Threatened
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
4 Sep 2023 12:42 PM Recorded on
Csteele4 Recorded by

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

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Confirmed by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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