1 Imperial Hairstreak at Pambula Beach, NSW
Identification history
| Jalmenus evagoras | 20 Dec 2022 | SuziBond | ||
| Jalmenus evagoras | 16 Jan 2022 | KimPullen | ||
| Unverified | 8 Jan 2022 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
I can't remember what the plant was they were on, but look at them all. At home I'm lucky to see 5 together - but this looks more like 25! If I look real close (2nd photo) I think I can see the leafhoppers out - but they are quite dark in colour.
2 comments
KylieWaldon
wrote:
17 Jan 2022
...so.. these casings are from the butterfly as well and not some kind of leafhopper?
SuziBond
wrote:
20 Dec 2022
Hi Kylie, these are pupal shells of the butterfly, with their attendant ants running all over them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.906204-36.948262
- Places Pambula Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- 25 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2021 06:52 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon South Coast NatureMapr Jalmenus evagoras Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- ants Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Jalmenus evagoras Scientific name
- Imperial Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1066.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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