Paralucia crosbyi
15 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
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| Paralucia crosbyi | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Aug 2025 | |
| Paralucia crosbyi | DPRees125 | 24 Aug 2025 |
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Nice to see them again at a spot I've found them in previous seasons. Egg laying observed, image of eggs shown here. plus males zooming about when the sun was out.
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Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
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- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paralucia crosbyi 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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