Lampides boeticus
2 Long-tailed Pea-blue at Penrose, NSW
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| Lampides boeticus | SuziBond | 26 Apr 2023 | |
| Zizina otis | CarbonAI | 26 Apr 2023 | |
| Zizina otis | NigeHartley | 26 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
Quite common but the first time I've photographed the upside.
Usually in grassy/lomandra patches.
Unable to id
1 comment
26 Apr 2023
Hi @NigeHartley you have two different species here - can you please remove the second image and create a new sighting for it? Thanks!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.184369-34.677785
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2023 12:12 PM Recorded on
- NigeHartley Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- NigeHartley Southern Highlands NatureMapr Lampides boeticus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Lampides boeticus Scientific name
- Long-tailed Pea-blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1075.41m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
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- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location