''Danis danis'', the large green-banded blue, is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
. This species can be found in the
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. Larvae feed on ''
Alphitonia excelsa
''Alphitonia excelsa'', commonly known as the red ash or soap tree, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Australia, being found in New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and the northeastern tip of Western A ...
''.
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Subspecies
* ''D. d. danis'' - Ambon
* ''D. d. serapis'' Miskin, 1891 - Australia: Cairns to Tully
* ''D. d. syrius'' Miskin, 1890 - Australia: Cape York
* ''D. d. apollonius'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - New Guinea
* ''D. d. supous'' (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893) - Aru
* ''D. d. triopus'' (de Nicéville, 1898) - Kai
* ''D. d. hermes'' (Grose-Smith, 1894) - West Irian
* ''D. d. zuleika'' (Grose-Smith, 1898) - Louisiades Archipelago
* ''D. d. regina'' (Kirby, 1889) - D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
* ''D. d. lampros'' (Druce, 1897) - Trobriand Islands
* ''D. d. karpaia'' (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893) - Serang
* ''D. d. philocrates'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Obi
* ''D. d. panatius'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Salawatti
* ''D. d. sophron'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Buru
* ''D. d. herophilus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Waigeu
* ''D. d. anaximenes'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Kumusi
* ''D. d. proedrus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Owgarra
* ''D. d. philostratus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - Bachan, Halmahera, Moratai, Ternate, Waigeu
* ''D. d. dispar'' (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895) - Bismarck Archipelago
* ''D. d. latifascia'' (Rothschild, 1915) - Admiralty Islands
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References
Danis (butterfly)
Butterflies described in 1775
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
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