Paralucia spinifera
Purple Copper Butterfly; Bathurst Copper Butterfly at Rydal, NSW
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| Paralucia spinifera | squidolie | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Paralucia spinifera | squidolie | 21 Jul 2025 |
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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
- squidolie Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- squidolie NatureMapr Central West NSW 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
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