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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Theclinesthes |
| Species: | T. miskini |
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| Theclinesthes miskini (T. P. Lucas, 1889) [1] | |
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Theclinesthes miskini, the wattle blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea. [2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae are dark green or brown with a dark dorsal band and pale diagonal streaks.
The larvae generally feed on plants in the family Fabaceae including Paraserianthes lophantha , Sesbania cannabina , Acacia anceps , A. auriculiformis , A. flavescens , A. pycnantha , A. salicina , A. saligna , A. tetragonophylla , A. harpophylla , A. holosericea , A. neriifolia and A. victoriae , but also on Alectryon diversifolius , Atalaya variifolia , Hakea vittata and Eucalyptus polycarpa . Young seedlings are preferred to older foliage.
Larvae are occasionally attended by various black or green ants in the genera Iridomyrmex , Ochetellus , Calomyrmex , Camponotus , Notoncus , Paratrechina or Polyrhachis . [3]
Acacia pycnantha, most commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae. It grows to a height of 8 metres and has phyllodes instead of true leaves. The profuse fragrant, golden flowers appear in late winter and spring, followed by long seed pods. Explorer Thomas Mitchell collected the type specimen, from which George Bentham wrote the species description in 1842. The species is native to southeastern Australia as an understorey plant in eucalyptus forest. Plants are cross-pollinated by several species of honeyeater and thornbill, which visit nectaries on the phyllodes and brush against flowers, transferring pollen between them.
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Theclinesthes serpentata, commonly known as the saltbush blue or chequered blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that is native to Australia. The species was first described in 1869 by German entomologist and physician G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer. It is common throughout all Australian states and territories, and can be found in a wide range of habitats.