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Species profile—Philiris azula johnsoni (azure moonbeam)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Philiris azula johnsoni (azure moonbeam)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
Scientific name
Philiris azula johnsoni Sands, 2015
Common name
azure moonbeam
Type reference
Sands, D.P.A. (2015). Review of Australian Philiris Rober (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with notes on variation and descriptions of two new subspecies from Cape York Peninsula. Australian Entomologist 42(4), 219-252.
WildNet taxon ID
31889
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=31889.

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