Paralucia crosbyi
9 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
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| Paralucia crosbyi | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Aug 2025 | |
| Paralucia crosbyi | JohnBundock | 5 Aug 2025 |
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Significant sighting
4 comments
6 Aug 2025
Excellent! Perfect conditions in the Flat today but my local colony doesn't seem to be flying yet, so I'm a bit jealous!
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paralucia crosbyi Significant Featured ACT Most Wanted! 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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4 / 7
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