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Candalides helenita (Shining Pencil-blue)

Synonyms: Candalides subargentea; Holochila androdus; Holochila helenita; Holochila subargenteae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Shining Pencil-blue (Candalides helenita) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia and Indonesia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults males are blue with a narrow black margin around each wing. The females are dark brown with a white patch on each wing. The underside of both sexes is white with a few dark dots around the hindwing margins.
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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