About Paralucia pyrodiscus Doubleday, 1847
Paralucia pyrodiscus, described by Doubleday in 1847, is commonly called the fiery copper or dull copper. This is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that is endemic to Australia. One of its two subspecies, P. p. lucida, is commonly known as the Eltham copper. The larvae of this butterfly feed on Bursaria spinosa, and live in association with ants of the genus Notoncus. This butterfly is distributed in eastern Australia, with its main range extending from central Queensland, through eastern New South Wales, into eastern Victoria. Separate outlying populations also exist in north Queensland and central Victoria.
