Dispar compacta
1 Barred Skipper at ANBG
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| Dispar compacta | SuziBond | 7 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | RosD | 5 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
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 🤔
3 comments
7 Mar 2024
Hi @RosD this is a female Barred Skipper - they do look very similar to Varied Sedge-skippers but the forewing pattern is slightly different. In the field they are easier to separate - Barred Skippers are also smaller.
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
- Nectaring or resting on Sticky Everlasting (Xerochrysum viscosum) Associated plant
- Solo but other butterflies around Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- RosD Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dispar compacta Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Dispar compacta Scientific name
- Barred Skipper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1478.86m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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