Telicota ancilla (Green Darter)

Other Common Names

Greenish Darter

Notes

I first saw this species early in 2005, when I went to Auburn Botanic Gardens. In one spot there were a few of them perching at around head height on bushes. If disturbed they flew rapidly to another spot on the same bush or another one nearby. I next bumped into ancilla in March 2005 in the bushland at the back of Ingleburn. I saw a couple of specimens this time, both female. The first flew from a grassy area to perch on a shrub, the second was flying around a nearby grassy area, laying eggs. I don’t come across these butterflies very often, though I have recently found what looks to be a decent spot for them next to the Newington Nature reserve.

Sightings

Auburn Botanic Gardens – January 2005 Ingleburn – March 2005 Jannali – March 2008 Wyong – April 2008 Newington – February 2022 Herberton – April 2025

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