Vanessa itea

Yellow Admiral at Captains Flat, NSW

Vanessa itea at Captains Flat, NSW - 19 Oct 2023
Vanessa itea at Captains Flat, NSW - 19 Oct 2023
Vanessa itea at Captains Flat, NSW - 19 Oct 2023
Vanessa itea at Captains Flat, NSW - 19 Oct 2023
Vanessa itea at Captains Flat, NSW - 19 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Vanessa itea 19 Oct 2023 MatthewFrawley
Vanessa itea 19 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Vanessa itea 19 Oct 2023 Csteele4

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Gosh, this thing flies fast! Got lucky and it landed near me, but spent a good ten minutes with it doing mach 2 passes around my head, first!

2 comments

   19 Oct 2023
Yes, the Yellow Admiral is a very powerful flyer.
Csteele4 wrote:
   19 Oct 2023
@MatthewFrawley it was very impressive!

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 19 Oct 2023 11:41 AM Recorded on
  • Csteele4 Recorded by

Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Vanessa itea Scientific name
  • Yellow Admiral Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1657.81m Recorded at altitude
  • 316 images trained Machine learning
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