Paralucia spinifera
2 Purple Copper Butterfly; Bathurst Copper Butterfly at Hermitage Flat, NSW
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| Paralucia spinifera | 31 Aug 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Paralucia crosbyi | 30 Aug 2026 | Csteele4 | ||
| Paralucia spinifera | 30 Aug 2026 | Kittenkong | ||
| Unverified | 30 Aug 2026 | Kittenkong |
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Thrilled to see this and a couple of other specimens less willing to sit still for photos at the same site on a sunny, still afternoon.
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Location information
- Places Hermitage Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Kittenkong Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Kittenkong NatureMapr Latest Paralucia spinifera Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Paralucia spinifera Scientific name
- Purple Copper Butterfly; Bathurst Copper Butterfly Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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