Species Ogyris iphis (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
- Ogyris iphis iphis Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [117].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL19533 ♂, Kuranda, QLD (designated in original description).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL19535 1♀, Kuranda, QLD
Comment: Waterhouse & Lyell in the original description listed seven males and six females but not a type.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beaver, E.P., Braby, M.F. & Mikheyev, A. 2023. Systematics of the Ogyris aenone (Waterhouse, 1902) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): threatened Australian butterflies of national conservation significance. Invertebrate Systematics 37: 457–497
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Occurs in NE Qld, from 3 km north of the Palmer River crossing, 12 km west of Dimbulah, the hilltops between Kuranda and Mareeba, the hilltops to the west of Paluma and on the Burra Range SW of Charters Towers.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Amyema miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE] Box Mistletoe; Amyema quandang (Lindl.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE] Grey Mistletoe; Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow [LORANTHACEAE] Orange Mistletoe; Amyema vitellina (F.Muell.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE]; Amyema bifurcata (Benth.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE]).
General References
Beaver, E.P., Braby, M.F. & Mikheyev, A. 2023. Systematics of the Ogyris aenone (Waterhouse, 1902) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): threatened Australian butterflies of national conservation significance. Invertebrate Systematics 37: 457–497
Lane, D.A. 1979. Life history notes and distribution records for some Queensland butterflies. Australian Entomological Magazine 5(6): 115-117 [115] (biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [183]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2025 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 06-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Apr-2025 | MODIFIED |