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Species profile—Philiris sappheira manskiei (sapphire moonbeam)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Philiris sappheira manskiei (sapphire moonbeam)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
Scientific name
Philiris sappheira manskiei Ring & Olive, 1997
Common name
sapphire moonbeam
Type reference
Ring, L.R. & Olive, J.C. (1997). The specific status of Philiris sappheira Sands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with description of a new subspecies from Australia. Australian Entomologist 24(2), 65-72 [65].
WildNet taxon ID
31890
Synonym(s)
Philiris nitens sappheira
Philiris sappheira manskei
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=31890.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024