Paralucia
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Paralucia is a genus of butterflies 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.
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria
Bursaria
Bursaria is a genus of large shrubs and small trees which are native to Australia. The genus was first described by Antonio Cavanilles in 1797, with his description of the type species B. spinosa...
and sometimes Pittosporum
Pittosporum
Pittosporum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa. Citriobatus is usually included here, but might be a distinct genus...
species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma
Anonychomyrma
Anonychomyrma is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae....
and Notoncus.
Species
- Bright Copper, Paralucia aurifera
- Fiery Copper, Paralucia pyrodiscusParalucia pyrodiscusParalucia pyrodiscus, commonly known as the Fiery- or Dull Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
- Bathurst Copper, Paralucia spinifera
External links
- List of host plants for Graphium macleayanus. Australian Biological Resources Study.