Ogyris oroetes
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Ogyris |
Species: | O. oroetes
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Binomial name | |
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Ogyris oroetes, the silky azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in most of mainland Australia.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm.
The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species, including Amyena miquelii, Amyema bifurcatum and Amyema pendulum.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Ogyris oroetes oroetes (Queensland to New South Wales and Western Australia)
- Ogyris oroetes apiculata Quick, 1972 (Western Australia)
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogyris oroetes.
Wikispecies has information related to Ogyris oroetes.
- ^ "Ogyris Angas, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Ogryis oroetes Hewitson 1862 - EOL". Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Ogyris oroetes (Silky azure) - JCU". Retrieved 2009-09-01.