Species profile—Philiris sappheira manskiei (sapphire moonbeam)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Philiris sappheira manskiei (sapphire moonbeam)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Insecta (insects)
- Family
- Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
- Scientific name
- Philiris sappheira manskiei Ring & Olive, 1997
- Common name
- sapphire moonbeam
- Type reference
- Ring, L.R. & Olive, J.C. (1997). The specific status of Philiris sappheira Sands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with description of a new subspecies from Australia. Australian Entomologist 24(2), 65-72 [65].
- WildNet taxon ID
- 31890
- Synonym(s)
- Philiris nitens sappheira
Philiris sappheira manskei - 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=31890.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
