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Candalides absimilis

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Species of butterfly

Candalides absimilis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species: C. absimilis
Binomial name
Candalides absimilis
(C. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Holochila absimilis C. Felder, 1862
  • Candalides persimilis Waterhouse, 1942
  • Holochila persimilis
  • Erina persimilis

Candalides absimilis, the pencilled blue or common pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on buds and young shoots of a wide range of plants, including Flagellaria, Macadamia integrifolia, Castanospermum australe, Erythrina, Callerya megasperma, Wisteria, Cassia fistula, Alectryon coriaceus, Brachychiton acerifolius and Cupaniopsis.

  • Egg Egg
  • Larva Larva
  • Pupa Pupa
  • Female resting Female resting
  • Illustration of a mounted specimen Illustration of a mounted specimen

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
Taxon identifiers
Erina persimilis


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