Species Hypochrysops apelles (Fabricius, 1775)

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Species Hypochrysops apelles (Fabricius, 1775)

Copper Jewel

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

Fruhstorfer, H. 1908. Neue Lycaeniden. Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift 2: 85-86, 91-92, 99-100 [91]
Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [67]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth [LECYTHIDACEAE] Cocky Apple; Eucalyptus drepanophylla F.Muell. ex Benth., 1867 [MYRTACEAE] Grey Ironbark; Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. [ACANTHACEAE] Grey Mangrove; Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny [RHIZOPHORACEAE] Large-fruited Orange Mangrove; Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth. [RHAMNACEAE] Red Ash; Acacia flavescens A.Cunn. ex Benth. [FABACEAE] Red Wattle; Angophora floribunda (Sm.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Rough-Barked Apple; Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. [RHIZOPHORACEAE] Yellow-leaved Spurred Mangrove; Rhizophora stylosa Griff. [RHIZOPHORACEAE]; Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. [COMBRETACEAE]; Terminalia catappa L. [COMBRETACEAE]; Terminalia muelleri Benth. [COMBRETACEAE]; Terminalia sericocarpa F.Muell. [COMBRETACEAE]; Terminalia sp. [COMBRETACEAE]; Petalostigma pubescens Domin [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Vandasina retusa (Benth.) Rauschert [FABACEAE]; Barringtonia sp. [LECYTHIDACEAE]).

General References

Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [354]

Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [67]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Feb-2023	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby (ANU)
13-May-2022	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
01-Feb-2016	Luciini	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	LYCAENIDAE	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
05-Mar-2013		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED

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