Hypochrysops byzos

5 Yellow Jewel at suppressed

Hypochrysops byzos at suppressed - 2 Feb 2024
Hypochrysops byzos at suppressed - 2 Feb 2024
Hypochrysops byzos at suppressed - 2 Feb 2024
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Hypochrysops byzos 3 Feb 2024 owenh
Hypochrysops byzos 3 Feb 2024 DPRees125

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

4 Feb 2024

New location for this locally uncommon species

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another location, two individuals sitting quietly in location with few spotted browns about, that higher up were stiring almost everything into flight

2 comments

owenh wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
You have certainly got your eye in spotting these
DPRees125 wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
Yes, I seem to, they do take time though. Had a good feeling about this bush when seen from afar, and that feeling was paid back. They sit about a lot and blend so well with their foodplant and the dappled light of their habitat.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender
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