Jalmenus icilius

Amethyst Hairstreak at Red Hill Nature Reserve

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.114647-35.324789
• Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
• Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Jan 2024 01:37 PM Recorded on
• RAllen Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jalmenus icilius

Additional information

• Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Jalmenus icilius Scientific name
• Amethyst Hairstreak Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 812.2m Recorded at altitude
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• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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