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Candalides gilberti

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Candalides gilberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. gilberti
Binomial name
Candalides gilberti
Synonyms
  • Holochila gilberti

Candalides gilberti, the northern pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are blue.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Decaisnina signata and Alstonia actinophylla. Pupation takes place in a mottled brown pupa with a length of about 14 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-05-16.