Ogyris abrota, the dark purple azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia, from southern Queensland to south-eastern Australia.

Ogyris abrota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ogyris
Species:
O. abrota
Binomial name
Ogyris abrota
Synonyms
  • Ogyris abrota Doubleday, 1847
  • Ogyris damo Doubleday, 1847
  • Ogyris damo Westwood, [1851]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ogyris Angas, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms