| Candalides cyprotus | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. cyprotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Candalides 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]
