Candalides geminus

Candalides geminus, the Geminus blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Edwards and Kerr in 1978. It is found in Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales).

Candalides geminus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. geminus
Binomial name
Candalides geminus
Edwards & Kerr, 1978[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult females are dark brown with a purple sheen over the centre of the forewing. Adult males are bronzed purple.

The larvae feed on Cassytha pubescens. They are green with a dark line along the back and yellow lines edged in purple along the sides. The pupa is attached to a leaf of the host plant by anal hooks and a girdle.[2]

References

  1. Candalides at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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