Species profile search

This site allows you to find species information such as species names, notes and images for Queensland’s native and naturalised plants and animals from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ).

You can also download species records in a number of formats.

1. Species within Lycaenidae family.
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210 species found belonging to the Lycaenidae family. Displaying 1-100

• Acrodipsas arcana (black-veined ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=31885 )
• Acrodipsas brisbanensis (bronze ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19192 )
• Acrodipsas cuprea variabilis (copper ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19193 )
• Acrodipsas hirtipes (black ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=26 )
• Acrodipsas illidgei (Illidge's ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=27 )
• Acrodipsas melania (grey ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=28 )
• Acrodipsas mortoni (brown ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19195 )
• Acrodipsas myrmecophila (small ant-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19194 )
• Acrodipsas sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=15 )
• Acrodipsas violacea ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=35844 )
• Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi (pale ciliated-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19261 )
• Anthene seltuttus affinis (dark ciliated-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19260 )
• Anthene sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20174 )
• Arhopala eupolis (purple oak-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19225 )
• Arhopala madytus (bright oak-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19226 )
• Arhopala micale ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19741 )
• * Arhopala micale amphis (shining oak-blue (southern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19227 )
• Arhopala micale amydon (shining oak-blue (Northern Territory subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19229 )
• Arhopala micale amytis (shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19228 )
• Arhopala sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20215 )
• Arhopala wildei wildei (white oak-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19224 )
• Bindahara phocides yurgama (sword-tailed flash) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19259 )
• Candalides absimilis (common pencilled-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19264 )
• Candalides acasta (blotched dusky-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19270 )
• Candalides consimilis ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19768 )
• Candalides consimilis consimilis (dark pencilled-blue (eastern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19265 )
• Candalides consimilis toza (dark pencilled-blue (Cape York subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19266 )
• Candalides cyprotus pallescens (copper pencilled-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19267 )
• Candalides delospila (spotted dusky-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19275 )
• Candalides erinus erinus (small dusky-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19268 )
• Candalides geminus (twin dusky-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19269 )
• Candalides heathi heathi (rayed blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19274 )
• Candalides helenita helenita (shining pencilled-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19263 )
• * Candalides hyacinthina eugenia (varied dusky-blue (northern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19272 )
• Candalides hyacinthinus ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19769 )
• Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus (varied dusky-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19271 )
• Candalides margarita margarita (trident pencilled-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19262 )
• Candalides sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20360 )
• Candalides xanthospilos (yellow-spotted blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19273 )
• Catochrysops amasea amasea (cobalt pea-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19312 )
• Catochrysops panormus platissa (pale pea-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19311 )
• Catochrysops sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20392 )
• Catopyrops ancyra mysia (Papuan line-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19291 )
• Catopyrops florinda ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19775 )
• Catopyrops florinda estrella (speckled line-blue (northern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19293 )
• Catopyrops florinda halys (speckled line-blue (southern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19292 )
• Catopyrops sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20394 )
• Danis danis ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19817 )
• Danis danis serapis (large green-banded blue (Wet Tropics subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19285 )
• Danis danis syrius (large green-banded blue (Cape York subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16 )
• Danis sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20557 )
• Deudorix democles (white-spotted flash) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19257 )
• Deudorix diovis (bright cornelian) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19255 )
• Deudorix epijarbas dido (dark cornelian) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19254 )
• Deudorix epirus despoena (orange-lobed flash) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19256 )
• Deudorix sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20582 )
• Erysichton lineatus lineatus (hairy line-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19283 )
• Erysichton sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20695 )
• Euchrysops cnejus cnidus (spotted pea-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19325 )
• Everes lacturnus australis (orange-tipped pea-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19320 )
• Famegana alsulus alsulus (black-spotted grass-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19318 )
• Freyeria putli (jewelled grass-blue) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19326 )
• Hypochrysops apelles apelles (copper jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19211 )
• Hypochrysops apollo ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19884 )
• Hypochrysops apollo apollo (Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=18 )
• Hypochrysops apollo phoebus (Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19 )
• Hypochrysops arronica arronica ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=32094 )
• Hypochrysops byzos (yellow jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19212 )
• Hypochrysops cleon (splendid jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19208 )
• Hypochrysops cyane (cyane jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19202 )
• Hypochrysops delicia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19885 )
• Hypochrysops delicia delicia (moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19203 )
• Hypochrysops delicia duaringae (moonlight jewel (northern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19204 )
• Hypochrysops digglesii (silky jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19210 )
• Hypochrysops elgneri ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19886 )
• Hypochrysops elgneri barnardi (amethyst jewel (Australian subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=5 )
• Hypochrysops elgneri elgneri (amethyst jewel (New Guinea subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19200 )
• Hypochrysops epicurus (mangrove jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19205 )
• Hypochrysops hippuris nebulosis (paradise jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19216 )
• Hypochrysops ignitus ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19887 )
• Hypochrysops ignitus chrysonotus (fiery jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19207 )
• Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus (fiery jewel (southern subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19206 )
• Hypochrysops miskini (coral jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19209 )
• Hypochrysops narcissus narcissus (narcissus jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19201 )
• Hypochrysops piceatus (bulloak jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=6 )
• Hypochrysops polycletus ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19888 )
• Hypochrysops polycletus rex (royal jewel (New Guinea subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19215 )
• Hypochrysops polycletus rovena (royal jewel (Australian subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19214 )
• Hypochrysops pythias euclides (peacock jewel) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19213 )
• Hypochrysops sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=7 )
• Hypochrysops theon ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19889 )
• Hypochrysops theon cretatus (green-banded jewel (south)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=18171 )
• Hypochrysops theon medocus (green-banded jewel (north)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=8 )
• Hypolycaena danis turneri (orchid flash) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19253 )
• Hypolycaena litoralis ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=32095 )
• Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas (black-spotted flash) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19252 )
• Hypolycaena sp. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=20891 )
• Ionolyce helicon ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19893 )
• Ionolyce helicon caracalla (bronze line-blue (New Guinea subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19295 )
• Ionolyce helicon hyllus (bronze line-blue (Cape York subspecies)) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19294 )

* Taxonomy has been superseded.