Candalides cyprotus
Species of butterfly
Candalides cyprotus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Candalides |
Species: | C. cyprotus |
Binomial name | |
Candalides cyprotus (Olliff, 1886)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Candalides cyprotus, the cyprotus blue or copper pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Conospermum taxifolium, Grevillea huegelii, Grevillea bracteosa, Grevillea juniperina, Hakea leucoptera and Jacksonia scoparia. Pupation takes place in a black pupa with a length of about 13 mm.
Subspecies
- Candalides cyprotus cyprotus - cyprotus blue (New South Wales to Western Australia)
- Candalides cyprotus pallescens (Tite, 1963) (southern Queensland)
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