Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)

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Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)

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Unverified Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) by clarehoneydove

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Whitlam, ACT - 28 Sep 2025 by ChrisChapman

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Whitlam, ACT - 28 Sep 2025 by ChrisChapman

Unverified Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Sep 2025 by Aussiegall

Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Sep 2025 by Aussiegall

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Symonston, ACT - 27 Sep 2025 by rawshorty

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Wodonga, VIC - 27 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Morton Plains, VIC - 26 Jan 2015 by WendyEM

Theclinesthes serpentata by amiessmacro

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Glenroy, NSW - 18 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Morton Plains, VIC - 29 Aug 2010 by WendyEM

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 11 Sep 2025 by WendyEM

Erina acasta (Blotched Dusky-blue) at Bombay, NSW - 20 Sep 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Bombay, NSW - 20 Sep 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Unverified Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) by clarehoneydove

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Holder, ACT - 19 Sep 2025 by Miranda

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Booth, ACT - 19 Sep 2025 by ChrisChapman

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Strathnairn, ACT - 19 Sep 2025 by Christine

Paralucia aurifera (Bright Copper) at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2025 by JohnBundock

Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue) at Buckenbowra, NSW - 13 Sep 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Candalides xanthospilos (Yellow-spotted Blue) at Buckenbowra, NSW - 13 Sep 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Lucia limbaria (Chequered Copper) at Belconnen, ACT - 18 Sep 2025 by TimL

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Fyshwick, ACT - 17 Sep 2025 by rawshorty

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Wodonga, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Carwoola, NSW - 16 Sep 2025 by ChrisChapman

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at O'Connor, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by ConBoekel

Ogyris olane (Broad-margined Azure) at Theodore, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by Liam.m

Unverified Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) at Tharwa, ACT - 10 Apr 2021 by Liam.m

Zizina otis at Munyang, NSW - 29 Jan 2025 by Liam.m

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Hall, ACT - 12 Sep 2025 by Anna123

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Strathnairn, ACT - 1 Sep 2025 by Jennybach

Erina acasta (Blotched Dusky-blue) at Bombay, NSW - 9 Sep 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2025 by LeahColebrook

Paralucia crosbyi (Violet Copper Butterfly) by Pirom

Paralucia crosbyi (Violet Copper Butterfly) by Christine

Paralucia crosbyi (Violet Copper Butterfly) by Liam.m

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SuziBond wrote:

5 hrs ago

Hi @KylieWaldon. Great photos! These are the pupal shells and larvae of Jalmenus ictinus, with their attendant Meat Ants; J evagoras have a different species of ant as their attendant ant.

Jalmenus ictinus

DavidDedenczuk wrote:

18 Sep 2025

great shots Chris

Zizina otis

KylieWaldon wrote:

16 Sep 2025

?long tailed pea blue Lampides boeticus

Lampides boeticus

DPRees125 wrote:

28 Aug 2025

Thanks Christine

Paralucia crosbyi

Csteele4 wrote:

28 Aug 2025

Glad to see you active again!

Paralucia crosbyi

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