Hesperilla idothea
5 Flame Sedge-skipper at Kambah, ACT
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| Hesperilla idothea | SuziBond | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Dispar compacta | CarbonAI | 24 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 24 Feb 2025 |
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Significant sighting
SuziBond noted:
11 Mar 2025
This individual is in a different location to the only known breeding area for the ACT for this species; worth keeping an eye out for future individuals at this new location.
User's notes
Quite a large skipper
3 comments
11 Mar 2025
Will do thanks Suzi - those Buddleia's are named butterfly plants for good reason! Normally a natives person I have actually planted some in my yard as I've seen how the butterflies love them
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030002-35.385970
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2025 11:34 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Buddleia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant Hesperilla idothea Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Hesperilla idothea Scientific name
- Flame Sedge-skipper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 610.9m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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