Erina hyacinthina

Varied Dusky-blue at Penrose

Erina hyacinthina at Penrose - suppressed
Erina hyacinthina at Penrose - suppressed
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Identification history

Erina hyacinthina 9 Nov 2023 owenh
Erina hyacinthina 8 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Erina hyacinthina 8 Nov 2023 Aussiegall

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Even though its wings looked damaged it was still flying with no problems and no slower than usual

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Additional information

  • Hebe Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

  • Erina hyacinthina Scientific name
  • Varied Dusky-blue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1435.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 243 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Candalides hyacinthina

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