Candalides erinus

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Small dusky-blue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. erinus
Binomial name
Candalides erinus
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio erinusFabricius, 1775
  • Lycaena bimaculosaDoubleday, 1847
  • Lycaena bimaculosaButler, 1870
  • Holochila bimaculosaMiskin, 1891
  • Plebeius tualensisRöber, 1886
  • Erina erina

Candalides erinus, the small dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassytha aurea , Cassytha filiformis and Cassytha pubescens .

Subspecies

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