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)
  • 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


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