''Ogyris zosine'', the northern purple azure, 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 also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. Their wingspan is 43-47mm. The larvae feed upon various species in the mistletoe family. As with many Lycaenidae, sugar ants attend the larvae. Mature larvae have pinkish-grey bodies with dark purplish-red spots.

Subspecies

* ''Ogyris zosine zosine'' (Brisbane to Ballina) * ''Ogyris zosine typhon'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Darwin, Cooktown to Rockhampton) * ''Ogyris zosine zolivia'' Waterhouse, 1941 (Queensland: Hayman, Whitsunday Islands)

References

Arhopalini Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1853 {{Theclinae-stub