Telicota ancilla (Green Darter)
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
13/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/02/2022
Newington
19/03/2018
Wyong
19/03/2018
Wyong
28/03/2008
Knapsack Park
28/03/2008
Knapsack Park
05/04/2008
Wyong
05/04/2008
Wyong
05/04/2008
Wyong
19/03/2005
Ingleburn
23/03/2008
Jannali
19/03/2005
Ingleburn
04/12/2005
Glenbrook
19/03/2005
Ingleburn
19/03/2005
Ingleburn
08/01/2005
Auburn Botanic Garden
08/01/2005
Auburn Botanic Garden
08/01/2005
Auburn Botanic Garden
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