Species Hypochrysops ignitus (Leach, 1814)
Fiery Jewel
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- 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] [90]
- Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [50]
Introduction
According to Orr and Fliedner (2011) the correct spelling of the species group name under gender agreement is Hypochrysops ignitus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Beach Tamarind; Acacia mearnsii De Wild. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle; Acacia holosericea G.Don [FABACEAE] Candelabra Wattle; Olearia axillaris (DC.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [ASTERACEAE] Coastal Daisy Bush; Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth [LECYTHIDACEAE] Cocky Apple; Brachyloma daphnoides (Sm.) Benth. [EPACRIDACEAE] Daphne Heath; Jacksonia scoparia R.Br. ex Sm. [FABACEAE] Dogwood; Acacia pycnantha Benth. [FABACEAE] Golden Wattle; Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L. Wendl. [FABACEAE] Golden Wreath Wattle; Eucalyptus spp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Trees; Acacia mangium Willd. [FABACEAE] Mangium; Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Peppermint; Acacia tumida Benth. [FABACEAE] Pindan Wattle; Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth. [RHAMNACEAE] Red Ash; Acacia flavescens A.Cunn. ex Benth. [FABACEAE] Red Wattle; Acacia juncifolia Sprengel [FABACEAE] Rush-leaved Wattle; Heterodendrum diversifolium F.Muell. [SAPINDACEAE] Scrub Boonaree; Acacia neriifolia Benth. [FABACEAE] Silver Wattle; Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Swamp Mahogany; Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Acacia leiophylla Benth. [FABACEAE]; Cassinia quinquefaria R.Br. [ASTERACEAE]; Terminalia arenicola Byrnes [COMBRETACEAE]; Elaeocarpus obovatus G.Don [ELAEOCARPACEAE]; Glochidion apodogynum Airy Shaw [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Banksia sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Grevillea baileyana McGill. [PROTEACEAE]; Pomaderris sp. [RHAMNACEAE]; Choretrum glomeratum R.Br. [SANTALACEAE]; Choretrum spicatum F.Muell. [SANTALACEAE]; Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. [SANTALACEAE]; Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. [SANTALACEAE]; Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. [SANTALACEAE]; Dodonaea humilis Endl. [SAPINDACEAE]; Dodonaea lanceolata F.Muell. [SAPINDACEAE]; Dodonaea triquetra Wendl. [SAPINDACEAE]; Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. [SAPINDACEAE]; Dodonaea sp. [SAPINDACEAE]; Smilax australis R.Br. [SMILACACEAE]; Brachychiton paradoxus Schott & Endl. [STERCULIACEAE]; Clerodendrum floribundum R.Br. [VERBENACEAE]; Prunus sp. [ROSACEAE]; Rosa sp. [ROSACEAE]; Rubus fruticosus L. [ROSACEAE]; Camellia sp. [THEACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Also plants in Loranthaceae (not confirmed), introduced plants include Prunus sp., Rosa sp., Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae), Camellia sp. (Theaceae).
General References
Druce, H.H. 1891. A monograph of the Lycaenid genus Hypochrysops, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891(2): 179-195 [185]
Orr, A.G. & Fliedner, H. 2011. Notes on the correct spelling of species-group names of Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera). Australian Entomologist 38: 101-108
Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder. Entomonograph 7: 1-116 [50]
Sands, D.P.A. 1999. The Jewels, Hypochrysops species (Lycaenidae). pp. 261-277 in Kitching, R.L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R.L. & Pierce, N.E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing xvi 395 pp. [270]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part III—Revisional. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(1): 132-275, pls 1-3 [168]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 |