Blue Star Sun-orchid at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Thelymitra peniculata | 30 Oct 2024 | CathB |
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User's notes
This hover fly pushed its proboscis down between the column arms and appeared to be feeding on the shed pollen on the stigmatic surface. The main photo is the last in the sequence.
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Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
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Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra peniculata Scientific name
- Blue Star Sun-orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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