Ogyris genoveva

Ogyris genoveva
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Ogyris
Species:	O. genoveva
Binomial name
	Ogyris genoveva; Hewitson, [1853]
Synonyms
	Ogyris magna Bethune-Baker, 1905; Ogyris araxes Burns, 1931, nec Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Ogyris duaringa Bethune-Baker, 1905; Ogyris gela Waterhouse, 1941; Ogyris araxes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Ogyris genua Waterhouse, 1941; Ogyris splendida Tindale, 1923;

Ogyris genoveva, the genoveva azure or southern purple azure, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adult males are metallic purple, while females are black with metallic azure and a cream patch near the tip of each forewing.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various Loranthaceae species, including Amyema, Dendrophthoe and Muellerina species. They are flattened and brown with darker brown dots. The larvae live in the nest of Camponotus species. Pupation takes place inside this nest in a dark brown pupa of about 25 mm.^[2]

Subspecies[]

Ogyris genoveva genoveva
Ogyris genoveva duaringa Bethune-Baker, 1905 (Duaringa to Milmerran)
Ogyris genoveva gela Waterhouse, 1941 (New South Wales)
Ogyris genoveva araxes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (north-western Victoria)
Ogyris genoveva genua Waterhouse, 1941 (South Australia (Mount Lofty))
Ogyris genoveva splendida Tindale, 1923 (South Australia (Flinders Ranges))

Gallery[]

Egg, dorsal view
Egg, lateral view
Larva with attendant sugar ant (Camponotus nigriceps)
Pupae with attending ants
Male - females have a cream patch on the forewing underside

References[]

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[1] Ogyris at funet

[2] Australian Insects

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