Purple Copper Butterfly; Bathurst Copper Butterfly at Rydal, NSW
Identification history
| Paralucia spinifera | 21 Jul 2025 | squidolie | ||
| Paralucia spinifera | 21 Jul 2025 | squidolie |
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Purple copper butterfly seen sunning (basking) on tape measure in grassy area, adjacent to Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla patch
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Location information
- Places Rydal, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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squidolie NatureMapr Central West NSW Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Paralucia spinifera
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Paralucia spinifera Scientific name
- Purple Copper Butterfly; Bathurst Copper Butterfly Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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