Moonlight Jewel

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 wings are iridescent turquoise on top, shading to black at the margins.
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Naming

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

Food

The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species, including ''A. binervia'', ''A. dealbata'', ''A. flavescens'', ''A. implexa'', ''A. irrorata'', ''A. leiocalyx'', ''A. mearnsii'', ''A. melanoxylon'', ''A. parramattensis'', ''A. pycnantha'' and ''A. spectabilis''. It is usually attended by ''Crematogaster'' species. The larvae are brown and hairy with a dark dorsal stripe and diagonal markings, as well as a black head. It reaches a length of about 25 mm when fully grown.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusHypochrysops
SpeciesH. delicia
Photographed in
Australia