Theclinesthes serpentata
1 Saltbush Blue at North Albury, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Theclinesthes serpentata | EwinP | 7 Jan 2025 | |
| Lucia limbaria | CarbonAI | 6 Nov 2024 | |
| Theclinesthes serpentata | Darcy | 6 Nov 2024 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Single small blue butterfly on the flowering parsely. Pretty sure its a saltbush blue, which is great to see considering how many saltbushes I've planted in the backyard
1 comment
6 Nov 2024
WOW. I didn't realise there was a butterfly in this pic! I haven't seen that butterfly before. well done Darcy!
Location information
- Places North Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Darcy Recorded by
- Petroselinum crispum (Italian parsley) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- North Albury Home sightings Darcy Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Theclinesthes serpentata Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Theclinesthes serpentata Scientific name
- Saltbush Blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1785.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species