''Hypochrysops delicia'', the moonlight jewel, is a member of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
eastern Australia.
The
wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'' species, including ''
A. binervia'', ''
A. dealbata'', ''
A. flavescens'', ''
A. implexa'', ''
A. irrorata'', ''
A. leiocalyx'', ''
A. mearnsii'', ''
A. melanoxylon'', ''
A. parramattensis'', ''
A. pycnantha'' and ''
A. spectabilis''. It is usually attended by ''
Crematogaster'' species.
Subspecies
*''H. d. delicia'' -
Hewitson, 1875 (southern
Queensland to central
New South Wales)
*''H. d. delos'' -
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (southern New South Wales to
Victoria)
*''H. d. duaringae'' -
Waterhouse, 1903 (central Queensland)
*''H. d. regina'' -
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 (Moluccas)
References
Luciini
Butterflies described in 1875
Butterflies of Australia
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
{{Theclinae-stub