Species Ogyris doddi (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
Dodd's Azure
- Ogyris iphis doddi Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [118].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL19565 ♂, Darwin, NT (designated in original description).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL19566 1♀, Port Darwin, NT
Comment: Waterhouse & Lyell in the original description mention two males and two females but not a type.Type locality references:
Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [26] (gave the label data of the lectotype as Port Darwin, NT).
Introduction
This species was first discovered in Darwin by F.P. Dodd and his son Walter during 1908–09 (Braby 2015; Braby et al. 2018). During the 9-month stay, the Dodds collected at least 14 specimens (5♂, 9♀), most of which were reared from the immature stages, from a site near the former railway workshop and locomotive depot that has been transformed into the suburb of Parap. The population was subsequently described as a subspecies of O. iphis based on four specimens by Waterhouse and Lyell (1914). Waterhouse and Lyell (1914) indicated that O. doddi differed from O. iphis principally by the narrower black margins that are particularly reduced in the forewing apex of males. Common and Waterhouse (1972, 1981) and Braby (2000) noted an additional character, namely that the orange patch below the discal cell on the underside of the forewing in females is more extensive. Careful examination of all available material in museum collections (total of 18 specimens) by Beaver et al. (2023) revealed additional morphological characters concerning the adult phenotype, male genitalia and immature stages by which O. doddi differs from O. iphis. Based on these multiple lines of evidence, together with molecular evidence, Beaver et al. (2023) treated O. doddi as a distinct species.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted to the NT, known only from Melville Island and Darwin.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Beaver, E.P., Braby, M.F. & Mikheyev, A. 2023. Systematics of the Ogyris aenone (Waterhouse, 1902) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): threatened Australian butterflies of national conservation significance. Invertebrate Systematics 37: 457–497
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [183]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 09-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 28-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |