Species profile—Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus (fiery jewel (southern subspecies))
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus (fiery jewel (southern subspecies))
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Insecta (insects)
- Family
- Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
- Scientific name
- Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus (Leach, 1814)
- Common name
- fiery jewel (southern subspecies)
- Type reference
- Leach, W.E. (1814). The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol. 1. E. Nodder & Son, London 144 pp. [136].
- WildNet taxon ID
- 19206
- Synonym(s)
- Hypochrysops ignita ignita
- Alternate name(s)
- dingy 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=19206.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
