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Candalides acasta

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Species of butterfly

Blotched blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species: C. acasta
Binomial name
Candalides acasta
(Cox, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena acasta Cox, 1873
  • Holochila anita Semper,
  • Lycaena moerens Rosenstock, 1885
  • Lycaena canescens Miskin, 1890
  • Erina acasta

Candalides acasta, the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Candalides acasta at Australian Caterpillars and Their Butterflies and Moths
Taxon identifiers
Erina acasta


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