Species profile—Hypochrysops elgneri elgneri (amethyst jewel (New Guinea subspecies))
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Hypochrysops elgneri elgneri (amethyst jewel (New Guinea subspecies))
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Insecta (insects)
- Family
- Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
- Scientific name
- Hypochrysops elgneri elgneri (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909)
- Common name
- amethyst jewel (New Guinea subspecies)
- WildNet taxon ID
- 19200
- Alternate name(s)
- Elgner's jewel
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19200.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
