Ogyris amaryllis
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Ogyris |
Species: | O. amaryllis |
Binomial name | |
Ogyris amaryllis | |
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Ogyris amaryllis, the amaryllis azure or satin azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 35 mm.
The larvae feed on Amyema species, including A. bifurcata, A. cambagei, A. congener, A. fitzgeraldii, A. linophyllum, A. lucasii, A. mackayensis, A. maidenii, A. melaleucae, A. miquelii, A. miraculosum, A. pendula, A. preissii, A. quandang, A. sanguinea and A. thalassium.[2]
Subspecies
- O. a. amaryllis (New South Wales: Brisbane to Tuggerah)
- O. a. amata Waterhouse, 1934 (Canberra area)
- O. a. hewitsoni (Waterhouse, 1902) (Cairns to Maryborough)
- O. a. meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905 (eastern Australia and Western Australia)
- O. a. parsonsis Angel, 1951 (central Australia)
Image gallery
- Ogyris amaryllis on a Melaleuca teretifolia stem - 2008
- Ogyris amaryllis on Pittosporum angustifolium -Living Desert State Park, Broken Hill, Australia - 2014
- Ogyris amaryllis on Pittosporum angustifolium - Living Desert State Park, Broken Hill, Australia - 2014
References
- ^ "Ogyris Angas, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Australian Insects