Bulloak Jewel

Hypochrysops piceata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Hypochrysops piceatus, commonly referred to as the bulloak jewel, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1969 by John Kerr, Jack Macqueen, and Don Sands. It is restricted to two present localities under 10 km2 in area in Southeastern Queensland, with another locality's population extirpated due to land clearing.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Bulloak Jewel

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