''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of

butterflies 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 first described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection. Works *with Cajetan Felder, Lepidopte ...

in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to 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 ...

n area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea.

Food sources

The

mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. ...

plant is ambiguously claimed to be a food source for at least some species of ''Hypochrysops''. This might be so, but raises some questions because most Lycaenidae have parasitic or mutualistic, often highly specific, relationships with various species of ants, and ants have been reported to carry the eggs of the Apollo jewel butterfly (''Hypochrysops apollo apollo'') into their colonies inside ant plants of the genus ''

Myrmecodia ''Myrmecodia'' is a genus of epiphytic myrmecophytes (mər′mek•ə‚fīt; literally "ant-plant"), native to Southeast Asia, but also present in Indochina, Malaysia, the Southwest Pacific, the Philippines, Fiji, and extending south to Queensl ...

''. ''Myrmecodia'' species have certain superficial resemblances to "mistletoes", but are

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

, not markedly parasitic, and are not in any parasitic plant family; they are in fact in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It seems likely that ''Hypochrysops apollo apollo'' at least, might feed exclusively on ant food and ant larvae.

Species

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Hypochrysops alyattes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *''

Hypochrysops anacletus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' C. Felder, 1860 *''

Hypochrysops antiphon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1897 *''

Hypochrysops apelles ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

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, 1775 :*'' H. a. singkepe'' D'Abrera, 1977 *''

Hypochrysops apollo ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Miskin, 1891 :*'' H. a. phoebus'' Waterhouse, 1928 :*'' H. a. wendisi'' Bethune-Baker, 1909 *''

Hypochrysops architas ''Hypochrysops architas'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae endemic to the Solomon Islands. It was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. Subspecies *''H. a. architas'' H. H. Druce, 1891 ( Bougainville, Fauro) *''H. a. crate ...

'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. a. cratevas'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. a. marie'' Tennent, 2001 :*'' H. a. suethes'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *''

Hypochrysops aristocles ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *''

Hypochrysops argyriorufa ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' van Eecke, 1924 *'' Hypochrysops arronica'' Felder, 1859 *''

Hypochrysops aurantiaca ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Yagishita, 2004 *''

Hypochrysops bakeri ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *''

Hypochrysops boisduvali ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Oberthür, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops byzos ''Hypochrysops byzos'', the yellow-spot jewel, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. Its range consist of eastern Australia. The wingspan of both the male and female is about 3 cm. References Luciini Butterflies described in 1832

'' Boisduval, 1832 :*'' H. b. hecalius'' Miskin, 1884 *''

Hypochrysops calliphon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops castaneus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Sands, 1986 *'' Hypochrysops chrysanthis'' Felder, 1860 *'' Hypochrysops chrysargyra'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 *'' Hypochrysops chrysodesmus'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899 *''

Hypochrysops chrysotoxus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890 *''

Hypochrysops cleon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1900 *'' Hypochrysops coelisparsus'' Butler, 1883 :*'' H. c. kerri'' Riley, 1932 *''

Hypochrysops coruscans ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1897 :*'' H. c. subcaeruleum'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 :*'' H. c. ceramicum'' H. H. Druce, 1903 :*'' H. c. dinawa'' -Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops cyane ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 *''

Hypochrysops delicia ''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'' species, including '' A. binervia'', '' A. dealbata'', '' A. ...

'' Hewitson, 1875 :*'' H. d. delos'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 :*'' H. d. duaringae'' Waterhouse, 1903 :*'' H. d. regina'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 *''

Hypochrysops dicomus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops digglesii ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops dinawa ''Hypochrysops dinawa'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from southern New Guinea to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indep ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Hypochrysops dohertyi'' Oberthür, 1894 *'' Hypochrysops doleschallii'' Felder, 1860 *''

Hypochrysops elgneri ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909 :*'' H. e. barnardi'' Waterhouse, 1934 *''

Hypochrysops emiliae ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops epicurus ''Hypochrysops epicurus'', the dull jewel, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia ...

'' Miskin, 1876 *'' Hypochrysops eucletus'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. e. dyope'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 :*'' H. e. eratosthenes'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. e. menandrus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. e. vulcanicus'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops eunice ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Hypochyrsops felderi'' Oberthür, 1894 *'' Hypochrysops ferruguineus'' Sands, 1986 *'' Hypochrysops geminatus'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops halyaetus ''Hypochrysops halyaetus'', the western jewell, is a member of 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 ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops herdonius ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *'' Hypochrysops heros'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. h. imogena'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. h. polemon'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Hypochrysops hippuris'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops honora ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *'' Hypochrysops hypates'' Hewitson, 1874 :*'' H. h. zeuxis'' Staudinger, 1888 *''

Hypochrysops ignita ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Leach, 1814 :*'' H. i. chrysonotus'' Grose-Smith, 1899 :*'' H. i. erythrina'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909 :*'' H. i. olliffi'' Miskin, 1889 *''

Hypochrysops lucilla ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops luteus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops makrikii ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Ribbe, 1900 *''

Hypochrysops meeki ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 *'' Hypochrysops mioswara'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *'' Hypochrysops mirabillis'' Pagenstecher, 1894 *'' Hypochrysops miraculum'' H. H. Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893 *''

Hypochrysops miskini ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse, 1903 *''

Hypochrysops narcissus ''Hypochrysops narcissus'', the Narcissus jewel, is a member of 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 ...

, 1775 *''

Hypochrysops pagenstecheri ''Hypochrysops pagenstecheri ''is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae endemic to New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separate ...

'' Ribbe, 1899 *''

Hypochrysops piceata ''Hypochrysops piceatus'', commonly referred to as the bulloak jewel, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1969 by John Kerr, Jack Macqueen, and Don Sands. It is restricted to two pr ...

'' Kerr, Macqueen & Sands, 1969 *''

Hypochrysops plotinus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops polycletus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 :*'' H. p. atromarginata'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. p. brunnea'' H. H. Druce, 1903 :*'' H. p. epicletus'' Felder, 1859 :*'' H. p. hylaithus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. hypochrysops'' Oberthür, 1880 :*'' H. p. kaystrus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. linos'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. menyllus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. oineus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. rex'' Boisduval, 1832 :*'' H. p. rovena'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *'' Hypochrysops pratti'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *''

Hypochrysops protogenes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. p. cleonides'' Grose-Smith, 1900 :*'' H. p. hermogenes'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. p. pretiosus'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. p. thesaurus'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops pyrodes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Cassidy, 2003 *''

Hypochrysops pythias ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. p. aurifer'' Grose-Smith, 1898 :*'' H. p. drucei'' Oberthür, 1894 :*'' H. p. euclides'' Miskin, 1889 *''

Hypochrysops resplendens ''Hypochrysops resplendens'' is a species of butterfly of 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 ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops ribbei ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Röber, 1886 *'' Hypochrysops rufimargo'' Rothschild, 1915 *'' Hypochrysops rufinus'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *'' Hypochrysops scintillans'' Butler, 1882 :*'' H. s. carveri'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. carolina'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. constancea'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. squalliensis'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops simplex ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 *''

Hypochrysops siren ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *'' Hypochrsops taeniata'' Jordan, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops thauma ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Staudinger, 1895 *''

Hypochrysops theon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. t. alix'' Grose-Smith, 1900 :*'' H. t. carmen'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899 :*'' H. t. medocus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. t. theonides'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. t. theophanes'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops thesaurus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops utyi ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1913

References

* {{Taxonbar , from=Q633652 Luciini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder