Hypochrysops byzos

Yellow-spot Jewel
Male H. byzos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypochrysops
Species: H. byzos
Binomial name
Hypochrysops byzos
Boisduval (1832)

The Yellow-spot Jewel, Hypochrysops byzos, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. Its range consist of Eastern Australia.[1] The wingspan of both the male and female is about 3cms.[2]

References

  1. ^ "3. Systematic Names Hypochrysops byzos". CSIRO. 2004. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn//system/c_2661.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
  2. ^ "Hypochrysops byzos". Don Herbison-Evans. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20080727205251/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/lyca/byzos.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27.