Paralucia pyrodiscus
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Genus: | Paralucia |
| Species: | P. pyrodiscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | |
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Paralucia pyrodiscus, commonly known as the Fiery- or Dull Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.
Taxonomy
The Fiery Copper was first described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Eastern Australia from central Queensland through eastern New South Wales and into eastern Victoria with outlying populations in north Queensland and central Victoria.
The caterpillars feed on Bursaria spinosa
Subspecies
- Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus (southern Queensland to eastern Victoria)
- Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida Crosby, 1951 (Victoria: Elham to Greensborough)
References
- ↑ Rosenstock, Rudolph (1885). "XL.—Notes on Australian Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species". Journal of Natural History Series 5 16 (96): 421–443. doi:10.1080/00222938509459909.
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