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Paralucia

Paralucia

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Paralucia is a genus of butterflies endemic to Australia and belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria and sometimes Pittosporum species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma and Notoncus.^[2]

Species

The genus includes the following three species:

Bright copper, Paralucia aurifera
Fiery copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus
Bathurst copper, Paralucia spinifera

References

^ Paralucia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Braby, Michael F. (2000). Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution. Csiro Publishing. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-643-10292-7.

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Paralucia: Brief Summary

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Paralucia is a genus of butterflies endemic to Australia and belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria and sometimes Pittosporum species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma and Notoncus.

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