Violet Copper Butterfly at Booth, ACT
Identification history
| Paralucia crosbyi | Yesterday | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Paralucia crosbyi | Yesterday | RAllen |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
24 Aug 2026
This local endemic is known from the vicinity but not previously from this precise location
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Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RAllen Recorded by
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RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Paralucia crosbyi Significant ACT Most Wanted! NSW Government Priority Species
Additional information
- bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm 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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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