Hypochrysops delicia
4 Moonlight Jewel at Theodore, ACT
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| Hypochrysops delicia | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jan 2026 | ||
| Hypochrysops delicia | RAllen | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
first close encounter for me. Many times high in canopy at hilltop sites
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Location information
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RAllen Recorded by
- bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hypochrysops delicia Significant Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Hypochrysops delicia Scientific name
- Moonlight Jewel Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 844.64m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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