Jalmenus ictinus

2 Stencilled Hairstreak at Mount Majura

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Jalmenus ictinus 3 Mar 2024 SuziBond
Jalmenus ictinus 3 Mar 2024 CarbonAI
Jalmenus ictinus 3 Mar 2024 JenniM

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Location up the walking track from Antill St entrance to nature park. Adults flying around the top of the wattle, ants all over the tree defending it and tending to the larvae, and pupae in various stages of maturity.

3 comments

SuziBond wrote:
   3 Mar 2024
Great set of photos.
waltraud wrote:
   4 Mar 2024
Brilliant. I like how the pupa is fastened onto the branch with a string of silk.
JenniM wrote:
   4 Mar 2024
I was very pleased to capture that detail.

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  • Green wattle Associated plant
  • meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus) tending the larva Associated animal
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Other activity Insect behaviour on flower

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