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Candalides acasta (Blotched Blue)

Synonyms: Candalides maerens; Holochila anita; Lycaena acasta; Lycaena canescens; Lycaena moerens

Wikipedia Abstract

The Blotched Blue (Candalides acasta) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a blue sheen. The underside is fawn with brown shading and rows of dark dashes.
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Prey / Diet

Cassytha filiformis (devil's gut)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
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