Candalides heathi

"Rayed blue" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Actizera lucida.

Rayed blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. heathi
Binomial name
Candalides heathi
(Cox, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena heathi Cox, 1873
  • Microsema heathi
  • Lycaena paradoxa Guest, 1882

Candalides heathi, the rayed blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, Eremophila longifolia, Plantago species and Derwentia derwentiana.

Subspecies

  • C. h. heathi (coastal central Queensland to Western Australia)
  • C. h. aerata (Montague, 1914) (Western Australia (Monte Bello Island, Geraldton)
  • C. h. alpina Waterhouse, 1928 (Mount Kosciuszko, Brindabella Range)
  • C. h. doddi Burns, [1948] (New South Wales (Barrington Tops, Dorrigo))

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com


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