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Species profile—Hypochrysops ignitus chrysonotus (fiery jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies))

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Hypochrysops ignitus chrysonotus (fiery jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies))

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
Scientific name
Hypochrysops ignitus chrysonotus Grose-Smith, 1899
Common name
fiery jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies)
Type reference
Grose-Smith, H. (1899). Rhopalocera exotica, being illustrations of new, rare and unfigured species of butterflies. Vol. 3. Gurney & Jackson, London 215 pp. [Pt 48, p. 27].
WildNet taxon ID
19207
Synonym(s)
Hypochrysops ignita chrysonotus
Alternate name(s)
dingy jewel
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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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=19207.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024