Delias harpalyce
3 Imperial Jezebel at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Delias harpalyce | SuziBond | 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Delias harpalyce | CarbonAI | 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Delias nigrina | rangerjacko | 2 Sep 2024 |
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User's notes
A nesting colony on an Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle). Just starting to emerge from their cocoon.
3 comments
14 Sep 2024
Suggest the pupal web is on the mistletoe itself (which has been defoliated by the preceding larvae). Amyema miquelii, A. pendula and Muellerina eucalyptoides are all known Imperial Jezebel larval food plants and all three mistletoe species are known to grow on Acacias.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.865318-35.365405
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2024 12:15 PM Recorded on
- rangerjacko Recorded by
- Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Jackserbatoioactgov Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Delias harpalyce Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Delias harpalyce Scientific name
- Imperial Jezebel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1339.3m Recorded at altitude
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