- Candalides absimilis
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Candalides absimilis 
Male 
Female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Candalides Species: C. absimilis Binomial name Candalides absimilis
(C. Felder, 1862)[1]Synonyms - Holochila absimilis C. Felder, 1862
- Candalides persimilis Waterhouse, 1942
- Holochila persimilis
- Erina persimilis
The Pencilled Blue or Common Pencil-blue (Candalides absimilis) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult males are grey-blue, while females are brown on top with a large white patch on each wing, and a purple sheen near the hinges. The underside of both sexes is white with rows of fawn carets.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on buds and young shoots of a wide range of plants, including Flagellaria, Macadamia integrifolia, Castanospermum australe, Erythrina, Callerya megasperma, Wisteria, Cassia fistula, Alectryon coriaceus, Brachychiton acerifolius and Cupaniopsis. They are green with a dark dorsal line and diagonal white marks along the sides and a brown head. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa with a length of about 15 mm.
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Larva
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Pupa
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Female resting
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Illustration of a mounted specimen
References
Categories:- Lycaenidae
- Lycaenidae stubs
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