| Paralucia | |
|---|---|
| Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Genus: |
Paralucia Waterhouse & Turner, 1905 |
| Species | |
|
3; see text |
|
3; see text
Paralucia is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria and sometimes Pittosporum species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma and Notoncus.
The genus includes the following three species: