Ogyris amaryllis

Ogyris amaryllis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Ogyris
Species:	O. amaryllis
Binomial name
Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 [1]
Synonyms
Ogyris catharinaC. & R. Felder, 1865 Ogyris amataWaterhouse, 1934 Ogyris hewitsoniWaterhouse, 1902 Ogyris meridionalisBethune-Baker, 1905 Ogyris hopensisBurns, [1948] Ogyris parsonsiAngel, 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 . ^[2]

Subspecies

• O. a. amaryllis (New South Wales: Brisbane to Tuggerah)
• O. a. amataWaterhouse, 1934 (Canberra area)
• O. a. hewitsoni(Waterhouse, 1902) (Cairns to Maryborough)
• O. a. meridionalisBethune-Baker, 1905 (eastern Australia and Western Australia)
• O. a. parsonsisAngel, 1951 (central Australia)

Image gallery

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  Ogyris amaryllis on a Melaleuca teretifolia stem - 2008
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  Ogyris amaryllis on Pittosporum angustifolium -Living Desert State Park, Broken Hill, Australia - 2014
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  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". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2013-02-24.