Candalides heathi
| Candalides heathi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. heathi |
| Binomial name | |
| Candalides heathi (Cox, 1873)[1] | |
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The Rayed Blue (Candalides heathi) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale brown with a purple sheen. The underside is white with a row of black dots along the wing margins.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, Eremophila longifolia, Plantago species and Derwentia derwentiana. They are green with dense white hairs and six reddish nobs on their back. The larvae are attended by black ants. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa with a length of about 10 mm which is formed on the hostplant or in debris on the ground.
Subspecies
- Candalides heathi heathi (coastal central Queensland to Western Australia)
- Candalides heathi aerata (Montague, 1914) (Western Australia (Monte Bello Island, Geraldton)
- Candalides heathi alpina Waterhouse, 1928 (Mount Kosciusko, Brindabella Range)
- Candalides heathi doddi Burns, [1948] (New South Wales (Barrington Tops, Dorrigo))
References
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