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Ogyris amaryllis

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Species of butterfly

Ogyris amaryllis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ogyris
Species: O. amaryllis
Binomial name
Ogyris amaryllis
Hewitson, 1862
Synonyms
  • Ogyris catharina C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Ogyris amata Waterhouse, 1934
  • Ogyris hewitsoni Waterhouse, 1902
  • Ogyris meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Ogyris hopensis Burns,
  • Ogyris parsonsi Angel, 1951

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.

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 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
  • 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

  1. "Ogyris Angas, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Australian Insects
Taxon identifiers
Ogyris amaryllis


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