Candalides cyprotus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. cyprotus |
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Candalides cyprotus, the cyprotus blue or copper pencil-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]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Conospermum taxifolium, Grevillea huegelii, Grevillea bracteosa, Grevillea juniperina, Hakea leucoptera and Jacksonia scoparia. Pupation takes place in a black pupa with a length of about 13 mm.
It normally takes flight from mid-September to mid-December, but will start earlier in more northern, hotter sections of their range.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Candalides cyprotus cyprotus - cyprotus blue (New South Wales to Western Australia)
- Candalides cyprotus pallescens (Tite, 1963) (southern Queensland)
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Cyprotus Pencilled-blue". South Australian Butterflies & Moths. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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