Candalides hyacinthina

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Candalides hyacinthina, the varied dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.[2]

Varied dusky-blue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. hyacinthina
Binomial name
Candalides hyacinthina
(Semper, [1879])[1]
Synonyms
  • Holochila hyacinthina Semper, [1879]
  • Polycyma cassythae Scott, 1890
  • Candalides cassythae Couchman, 1962
  • Cupipo simplexa Tepper, 1882
  • Polyommatus cyanites Meyrick, 1888

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Subspecies

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  • C. h. hyacinthina - common dusky blue (southern Queensland to central Victoria, Grampians)
  • C. h. simplexa (Tepper, 1882) - western dusky blue (north-western Victoria, Southern Australia, Western Australia)
  • C. h. eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Queensland (Port Stewart to Yeppoon))
  • C. h. josephina Harris, 1952 (Stawell)

References

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  1. ^ Candalides hyacinthina at the Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Candalides hyacinthina Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine at Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths