Silky Hairstreak at suppressed
Identification history
| Pseudalmenus chlorinda | 9 Jan 2025 | owenh | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 25 Dec 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unverified | 25 Dec 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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Significant sighting
owenh noted:
9 Jan 2025
New breeding location record for this species on Canberra & Southern Highlands Naturemapr
5 comments
clarehoneydove
wrote:
25 Dec 2024
One of these days @donhe I will actually collect a caterpillar to rear and you will tell me we already know that one!! But in all seriousness where does one find information about how to go about this caterpillar reading successfully?
donhe
wrote:
25 Dec 2024
All you need is a clean jamjar and patience. Some hints at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
donhe
wrote:
25 Dec 2024
Meanwhile look around the ring of 1,005 known Australian caterpillars using the 'next' button at the bottom right corner of each page, starting at say
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/acuta.html
to see if yours is known.
I did and could not find anything like it.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/acuta.html
to see if yours is known.
I did and could not find anything like it.
clarehoneydove
wrote:
9 Jan 2025
@Csteele4 you're going to have to show me how you i.d.ed the other caterpillar. This one has been sitting unidentified a few weeks now!
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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clarehoneydove NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant Pseudalmenus chlorinda Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Wattle Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Pseudalmenus chlorinda Scientific name
- Silky Hairstreak Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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