Theclinesthes albocincta
| Theclinesthes albocincta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Theclinesthes |
| Species: | T. albocincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Theclinesthes albocincta (Waterhouse, 1903)[1] | |
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Theclinesthes albocincta is a species of butterfly native to most of Australia.[2] Its common name is Bitterbush Blue[2] or Bitter-bush Blue.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are bluish-grey with chequered margins. The hindwings have a small tail. Males have a black spot on the upper side of the hindwings, next to the tail.[3]
The larvae feed on Adriana hookeri and Adriana klotzschii.
References
- 1 2 "Theclinesthes albocincta (bitter-bush blue)". UniProt. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Theclinesthes albocincta - Bitterbush Blue". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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