Dull Purple Azure butterfly, Ogyris olane.

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Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862, Dull-purple Azure Butterfly

General Description

Above: brown-black margin with purplish-blue central area. Below: brown and black patterns. Wingspan up to 4 cm.

Biology

Dull Purple Azure butterflies are present September to March, flying near mistletoe vines. Their caterpillars feed on mistletoe leaves, hiding under bark near the mistletoe during the day and emerging at night to eat.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia.

Habitat

Dry eucalypt forests and woodlands with mistletoe vines.

More Information

Animal Type

Butterflies & moths
Animal SubType

Blues
Brief Id

Clubbed antennae, without eyespots, without tails on hindwing.
Colours

Brown, Black, Blue, Purple, Grey
Habitats

DryForest, Woodland
Diet

Nectar
Endemicity

Native to Australia
Conservation Statuses

CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
Plants

Mistletoe vines
Flight Start

September
Flight End

March
Taxon Name

Ogyris olane
Scientific Author

Hewitson, 1862
Common Name

Dull-purple Azure Butterfly
Other Names

Olane Azure , Broad-margined Azure , Mistletoe Blue , Olane Blue
Kingdom

Animalia
Phylum

Arthropoda
Subphylum

Hexapoda
Class

Insecta
Subclass

Pterygotes
Superorder

Endopterygota
Order

Lepidoptera
Suborder

Ditrysia
Superfamily

Papilionoidea
Family

Lycaenidae
Subfamily

Theclinae
Genus

Ogyris
Species Name

olane

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Field, R. (2023) Ogyris olane Dull-purple Azure Butterfly in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/12252
Accessed 03 January 2025

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Dr Ross P. Field Honorary Associate of Museums Victoria.

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