Hypolycaena danis

Hypolycaena danis
H. d. turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. danis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena danis
(C. & R. Felder, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Myrina danis C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Pseudonotis turneri Waterhouse, 1903
  • Hypolycaena danisoides de Nicéville, 1897

Hypolycaena danis, the black and white tit or orchid flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Maluku Province in Indonesia as well as the New Guinea region and north-eastern Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The hindwings have blue edges with black spots and two tails. The underside of the wings is similar, but the pale areas are yellowish.[2]

The larvae feed on Vanda species and Dendrobium bigibbum,[3] Dendrobium canaliculatum, Cattleya, Renanthera, Phalaenopsis and Phalaenanthe species.

Pupation takes place in an off-white pupa, which is attached to the stem of the host plant.

Subspecies

  • H. d. danis (Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai)
  • H. d. danisoides de Nicéville, 1897 (Kai Islands)
  • H. d. deripha Hewitson, 1878 (Aru, New Guinea, Louisade Archipelago)
  • H. d. milo Grose-Smith (New Britain)
  • H. d. turneri (Waterhouse, 1903) (Cape York to Cairns)
  • H. d. danis male
    H. d. danis male
  • H. d. danis female
    H. d. danis female
  • H. d. danisoides male
    H. d. danisoides male
  • H. d. danisoides female
    H. d. danisoides female
  • H. d. derpiha male
    H. d. derpiha male
  • H. d. derpiha female
    H. d. derpiha female

References

  1. ^ On Hypolycaena from Maluku, Indonesia, including the first description of male Hypolycaena asahi (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  3. ^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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