8 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
Identification history
| Paralucia crosbyi | 11 Aug 2025 | SuziBond | ||
| Paralucia crosbyi | 11 Aug 2025 | Csteele4 |
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Second colony is now flying. So beautiful in the sunshine!
6 comments
Jennybach
wrote:
11 Aug 2025
A ‘second colony’ of a beautiful endangered butterfly. There must be a story to this.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
12 Aug 2025
yes Jenny - I actually have an interview with the online news service Region Australia later today a feature for science week that also looks at the amazing Naturemapr discoveries over the last year
Jennybach
wrote:
12 Aug 2025
That sounds really good… keeps Naturemaprs flag flying. great to have so much knowledge and expertise involved in NM see if i can catch it. Maybe our next newsletter will include something too.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
12 Aug 2025
Hi @MichaelMulvaney, please provide a link to interview if there is one recorded and available online.
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Csteele4 Recorded by
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Collections
Csteele4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paralucia crosbyi ACT Most Wanted! NSW Government Priority Species Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Melichrus urceolatus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Paralucia crosbyi Scientific name
- Violet Copper Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1140m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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