Erina sp. (genus)
A dusky blue butterfly at Bombay, NSW
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| Erina sp. (genus) | owenh | 7 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 3 Oct 2023 |
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On size this looked like Zizina otis
2 comments
4 Oct 2023
Matthew, from the general form of the upperside of what remains of this one and including the 'shape' of the forewing costa plus your note on the butterfly's size, I think this is Erina acasta. While it's unfortunate large chunks of both termen areas are missing, the underside view, when enlarged, shows some apparent obscure spotting on the hw. Will wait and see what @SuziBond thinks.
4 Oct 2023
Thanks @owenh now that I look at it more closely, I definitely agree with you.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.713447-35.426758
- Places Bombay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2023 03:24 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Bombay Reserve MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Erina sp. (genus) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Erina sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A dusky blue butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 920m Recorded at altitude
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