Blotched Blue

Candalides acasta

Bug Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

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Male upperside is purplish-bronze, with extremities of the wings brownish-black. Females upperside is dark-brown, with purple central areas. Underside not strongly patterned, grey with a diffuse greyish-brown band near the extremities and rows of small, obscure, blackish-brown markings

Size

Wingspan of up to 2.6 cm

Habitat

Heathland, shrubland and eucalypt woodland, where foodplant Cassytha occurs

Distribution

Southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Blotched Blue
Scientific name: Candalides acasta (Cox, 1873)
Family: Lycaenidae
Category: Bug Life › Butterflies & Moths
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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