1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Ogyris genoveva (Hewitson, 1853) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Ogyrini) Common Name Southern Purple Azure Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/Pest/Main/139686 Image Library Butterflies of Victoria Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/ Partners for Butterflies of Victoria image library 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Ross Field - Author: Ross Field Citation: Ross Field (2010) Southern Purple Azure(Ogyris genoveva)Updated on 7/15/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/Pest/Main/139686 2.3. Facets Ant associations: Yes Biology: Conservation Status: Listed as threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Foodplant Family: Loranthaceae Habitat: Eucalypt woodland 2.4. Other Names Genoveva Azure Ogyris genoveva gela Waterhouse, G.A. 1941 Ogyris genoveva genua Waterhouse, G.A. 1941 Ogyris zosine araxes Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914 Ogyris zosine duaringa Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1905 Ogyris zosine magna Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1905 Ogyris zosine splendida Tindale, N.B. 1923 Ogyris zozine araxes Burns, A.N. 1931 2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**, Wingspan 47 - 53 mm. Above, male dark violet-purple with narrow black margins; female black with basal areas iridescent bluish-green, FW with a broad cream postmedian patch. Beneath, male grey, FW basal area brown-black with a series of pale iridescent bluish-white bars in cell, HW with bands and markings edged in black; female similar to male but FW with a broad cream postmedian patch and HW with more pronounced markings. **Egg**, disc-shaped, 1.2 mm wide, dark brown with broad grey rings, reticulated pattern of fine hexagonal pits. **Larva**, 32 mm, mature larvae pale yellow and dorsally dull purplish brown, with pale yellow dorsal chevron markings, the lateral edges are scalloped and there are some short peripheral bristly hairs. **Pupa**, 24 mm, smooth, brown or black. 2.6. References Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls [471] Eastwood, R. 1997. Field observations on the symbiotic interactions of Ogyris genoveva (Hewitson) and Ogyris zosine (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with Camponotus spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Entomologist 24(3): 137-143 [137] Fisher, R.H. 1978. Butterflies of South Australia (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea). Adelaide : South Australian Government. Handbooks Series 272 pp. [189] McCubbin, C. 1971. Australian Butterflies. Melbourne : Nelson xxxi 206 pp. [77] Miskin, W.H. 1883. On Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, and its life-history. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1883: 343-345 pl. XV [343] (biology) Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Notes on Australian Lycaenidae VIII. On Ogyris zosine Hew. and O. genoveva Hew. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 233- 238 [234] 3. Diagnostic Images Victoria Victoria Adult female: Ross Field Private Adult female set specimens: Rodney Start Museums Victoria Victoria Victoria Adult male set specimens: Rodney Start Dorsal egg view (scale bar 0.25 mm): Simon Museums Victoria Hinkley Museums Victoria Victoria Victoria Larva with attendant sugar ant: Ross Field Lateral egg view (scale bar 0.25 mm): Private Simon Hinkley Museums Victoria Results Generated: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 .