Paralucia crosbyi
2 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
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| Paralucia crosbyi | SuziBond | 5 Sep 2024 | |
| Paralucia crosbyi | Csteele4 | 5 Sep 2024 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
In an area with plenty of Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla. Unfortunately, I did not have my good camera as the high winds led me to believe I wouldn't see any Paralucia if they were present. No photo of interior of wings as it landed, I got this quick shot, and the dogs I was with startled it, but exterior appears to be P crosbyi, hopefully Suzi agrees. Going back with the good camera shortly.
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5 Sep 2024
@SuziBond by the time I got back with the good camera the sun ducked behind the clouds and they were gone. I'll go out again first thing tomorrow and try to get better photos and a better idea of how many are there.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Significant Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralucia crosbyi Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Paralucia crosbyi Scientific name
- Violet Copper Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1153m Recorded at altitude
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