Broad-margined Azure, underside of wings.
Photo: Euan Moore
Scientific Name: Ogyris olane
Other Common Names: Broad-margined Azure, Olane Azure
Family of Butterflies: Lycaenidae (Blues and Coppers)
Wingspan: 35mm
Local Records: There are local records on Atlas of Living Australia and iNaturalist from Castlemaine, The Monk at Chewton and in southern parts of our region.
| Tony Morton’s records of Dull-purple Azure from the local area (between 2000 to 2013) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Notes |
| 24-Oct-2012 | Chewton Bushlands | |
| 7-Mar-2012 | Vaughan garden | possible eucalypts on ‘flat bit’ |
| 24-Dec-2011 | Kalimna Point | 1 possible seen |
| 15-Nov-2011 | The Monk, Chewton | |
| 15-Dec-2002 | The Monk, Chewton | |
| 4-Dec-2000 | Irishtown Track, Irishtown | |
| 21-Nov-2000 | Red Knob, Vaughan | |
| 14-Nov-2000 | The Monk, Chewton | |
| 29-Feb-2000 | Vaughan walk | |
Distribution outside our region: There are documented observations from across much of Victoria except the far north-west and the alpine region, Atlas of Living Australia and iNaturalist. Outside Victoria this species occurs in eastern NSW and Queensland and south-eastern South Australia.
Larval Host Plants: Box Mistletoe, Amyema miquelli, and Drooping Mistletoe, A. pendula.
Larval association with ants: Larvae and pupa often associated with ants from the genera of Iridomyrmex, Anonychomyrma, Crematogaster and Froggattella.
Adult Flight Times in Victoria: In some parts of its range (particularly around Melbourne), two generations may be completed annually – with adults in flight around mid-spring and in late summer/early autumn. Adults seen in flight in Victoria in almost all months of the year, but with highest numbers from October to February.
Conservation Status:
- The Action plan for Australian Butterflies: No Conservation Significance
Other Notes: Probably moderately common in Mount Alexander Shire, however, may be difficult to observe because they are often high in the forest canopy.
Adults known to undertake hill-topping.
References and further reading:
Atlas of Living Australia – Ogyris olane, Dull-purple Azure
iNaturalist – Ogyris olane, Dull-purple Azure
Braby, Michael F., Second edition 2016. The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing.
Field, Ross P., 2013. Butterflies: Identification and Life History. Museum Victoria