Candalides heathi
| Rayed blue | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. heathi |
| Binomial name | |
| Candalides heathi (Cox, 1873)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Candalides heathi, the rayed blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, Eremophila longifolia, Plantago species and Derwentia derwentiana.
Subspecies
- C. h. heathi (coastal central Queensland to Western Australia)
- C. h. aerata (Montague, 1914) (Western Australia (Monte Bello Island, Geraldton)
- C. h. alpina Waterhouse, 1928 (Mount Kosciuszko, Brindabella Range)
- C. h. doddi Burns, [1948] (New South Wales (Barrington Tops, Dorrigo))
References