Ogyris oroetes
(Silky Azure)
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FAMILY |
Lycaenidae |
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Species |
Ogyris oroetes |
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Common name |
Silky Azure |
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Main colour(s) |
Blue |
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Distinctive feature |
Wingspan 36/38 mm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
The larvae feed on species of Amyema, a mistletoe usually growing on eucalypts, they maybe attended by ants from about 9 different genera. Mature larvae somewhat flattened, colour varies from green to various shades of brown, few if any other markings present: head greenish or brown. Adults shiny lilac-blue or blue with dark margins, hind wings with uneven projections so that margin appears scalloped.