Paralucia crosbyi
1 Violet Copper Butterfly at suppressed
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| Paralucia crosbyi | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Aug 2026 | |
| Paralucia crosbyi | RAllen | 24 Aug 2026 |
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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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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RAllen Recorded by
- bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Paralucia crosbyi Significant ACT Most Wanted! NSW Government Priority Species 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 1140m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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