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Erysichton palmyra

Synonyms: Lycaena palmyra; Nacaduba hyperesia; Nacaduba poecilta; Nacaduba valentina

Wikipedia Abstract

Jameela palmyra, the Marbled Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in along the coast of Australia (from Queensland to New South Wales), as well as in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult males are iridescent blue, while females have white forewings with a black tip and a blue base. The hindwings of the female are blue with an arc of brown spots. The larvae feed on Amyema cambagei and Dendrophthoe vitellina. They are green with a rusty suffusion. Pupation takes place in a pale brown pupa with a dark brown spots.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Amyema cambagei (Needle-leaf Mistletoe)[1]
Dendrophthoe vitellina (Long-flowered Mistletoe)[1]

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1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0