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Species profile—Theclinesthes sulpitius (samphire blue)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Lycaenidae (blues and coppers) → Theclinesthes sulpitius (samphire blue)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)
Scientific name
Theclinesthes sulpitius (Miskin, 1890)
Common name
samphire blue
WildNet taxon ID
20036
Synonym(s)
Lycaena sulpitius
Neolucia sulpitius
Neolucia sulpitius obscura
Alternate name(s)
saltpan blue
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=20036.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022