1 Barred Skipper at ANBG
Identification history
| Dispar compacta | 7 Mar 2024 | SuziBond | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Mar 2024 | RosD |
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Is this a Varied Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla donnysa)?
I read in S Bond’s book it’s a rare resident with restricted distribution with core habitat in the high country - here it was at the Botanic Gardens 🤔
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109572-35.279594
- Altitude 582.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2024 02:09 PM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
Additional information
- Nectaring or resting on Sticky Everlasting (Xerochrysum viscosum) Associated plant
- Solo but other butterflies around Associated Insect
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Dispar compacta Scientific name
- Barred Skipper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1372.1m Recorded at altitude
- 207 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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