Candalides xanthospilos

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Candalides xanthospilos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. xanthospilos
Binomial name
Candalides xanthospilos
(Hübner, [1817])[1]
Synonyms
  • Rusticus xanthospilos Hübner, [1817]
  • Polyommatus hubnerii Godart, [1824]
  • Erina pulchella Swainson, [1833]

Candalides xanthospilos, the yellow-spot blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in along the eastern coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, including Pimelea colorans, Pimelea latifolia, Pimelea linifolia and Pimelea ligustrina.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-16.