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| Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer | |
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| Genus: | Paralucia Waterhouse & Turner, 1905[1] |
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Paralucia is a genus of butterflies endemic to Australia and belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria and sometimes Pittosporum species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma and Notoncus.[2]
Species
The genus includes the following three species:
- Bright copper, Paralucia aurifera
- Fiery copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus
- Bathurst copper, Paralucia spinifera
References
- ↑ Paralucia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Braby, Michael F. (2000). Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution. Csiro Publishing. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-643-10292-7.
External links
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- List of host plants for Graphium macleayanus. Australian Biological Resources Study.
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