Candalides acasta, the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]
Blotched blue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Candalides |
Species: | C. acasta
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Binomial name | |
Candalides acasta (Cox, 1873)[1]
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References
edit- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Candalides acasta at Australian Caterpillars and Their Butterflies and Moths