Candalides erinus
| Candalides erinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. erinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Candalides erinus (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
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The Small Dusky-blue (Candalides erinus) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are dark brown with a purple sheen. The underside is fawn with brown markings.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassytha aurea, Cassytha filiformis and Cassytha pubescens. They are velvety green with a pale yellow dorsal line edged with brown markings. Pupation takes place in a grey or brown pupa with a length of about 10 mm.
Subspecies
- Candalides erinus erinus (Darwin, Cape York to northern New South Wales)
- Candalides erinus tualensis (Röber, 1886) (Kai Island)
- Candalides erinus stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947 (West Irian to southern New Guinea)
- Candalides erinus sumbensis (Tite, 1963) (Lesser Sunda Islands)
- Candalides erinus timorensis (Tite, 1963) (Timor, Wetar, Kissar, Letti islands)
- Candalides erinus taamensis (Tite, 1963) (Kur and Taam)
- Candalides erinus tenimberensis (Tite, 1963) (Tanimbar islands)
- Candalides erinus sudesta (Tite, 1963) (Tagula Island)
References
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