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Species profile—Hypochrysops ignitus

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Hypochrysops ignitus

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
Scientific name
Hypochrysops ignitus (Leach, 1814)
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
19887
Synonym(s)
Hypochrysops ignita
Alternate name(s)
dingy jewel
fiery 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=19887.

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

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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