1 Stencilled Hairstreak at The Pinnacle
Identification history
| Jalmenus ictinus | 12 Nov 2023 | owenh | ||
| Jalmenus icilius | 12 Nov 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Jalmenus evagoras | 12 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Very windy so poor photos.
2 comments
owenh
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
Photo's are fine. These are Stencilled Hairstreak caterpillars (Meat Ant attendant ants). Caterpillars of Imperial and Amethyst Hairstreak's are attended by much smaller black ants. Imperials also pupate communally on a silken bed.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
13 Nov 2023
Thanks Owen. I knew it was one of the Hairstreaks but not sure which one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.044948-35.258348
- Altitude 660.5m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2023 12:19 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus ictinus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
- Attendaent meat ants. Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Jalmenus ictinus Scientific name
- Stencilled Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1014.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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