Ogyris abrota

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Ogyris abrota
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ogyris
Species:
O. abrota
Binomial name
Ogyris abrota
Westwood, 1851 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ogyris abrotaDoubleday, 1847
  • Ogyris damoDoubleday, 1847
  • Ogyris damoWestwood, [1851]

Ogyris abrota, the dark purple azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia, from southern Queensland to south-eastern Australia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

References

  1. "Ogyris Angas, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms