3 Bathurst or Purple Copper Butterfly at suppressed
Identification history
| Paralucia spinifera | 7 Sep 2023 | SuziBond | ||
| Erina hyacinthina | 6 Sep 2023 | Csteele4 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Feeding on Melichrus urceolatus
5 comments
SuziBond
wrote:
7 Sep 2023
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!!
@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!!
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2023 12:42 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
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Priority species lists
ACT Most Wanted!
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 spinifera Scientific name
- Bathurst or Purple Copper Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
- 273 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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