Paralucia pyrodiscus

Paralucia pyrodiscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Paralucia
Species:	P. pyrodiscus
Binomial name
Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885)
Synonyms
Lucia pyrodiscus Doubleday, 1847 Lucia pyrodiscus Rosenstock, 1885 Chrysophanus aenea Miskin, 1890 Paralucia lucida Crosby, 1951

Paralucia pyrodiscus, commonly known as the Fiery- or Dull Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.

Taxonomy

The Fiery Copper was first described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Eastern Australia from central Queensland through eastern New South Wales and into eastern Victoria with outlying populations in north Queensland and central Victoria.

The caterpillars feed on Bursaria spinosa

Subspecies

• Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus (southern Queensland to eastern Victoria)
• Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida Crosby, 1951 (Victoria: Elham to Greensborough)

References

1. ^ Rosenstock, Rudolph (1885). "XL.—Notes on Australian Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species". Journal of Natural History Series 5 16 (96): 421-443.  edit