Erysichton lineatus

Erysichton lineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Erysichton
Species:	E. lineata
Binomial name
	Erysichton lineata; (Murray, 1874)
Synonyms
	Lycaena lineata Murray, 1874; Nacaduba palmyra cythora Fruhstorfer, 1916; Nacaduba palmyra eugenea Fruhstorfer, 1916; Nacaduba valentina Grose-Smith, 1895; Plebeius meiranganus Röber, 1886; Plebeius fatureus Röber, 1886; Nacaduba palmyra vaneeckei Fruhstorfer, 1916; Nacaduba palmyra thadmor Fruhstorfer, 1916; Nacaduba meiranganus var. uluensis Ribbe, 1899; Nacaduba vincula Druce, 1891;

Erysichton lineata, the hairy lineblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Richard Paget Murray in 1874.^[1] It is found in New Guinea and along most of the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland to New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females are brown with a large white patch on each forewing, and a blue sheen near the hinges. The hindwings have a black eyespot at the tornus. Adult males are blue.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Syzygium francisii, Ehretia acuminata, Macadamia integrifolia, Brachychiton acerifolium and Arytera lautereriana.^[2]

Subspecies

Erysichton lineata lineata (Queensland: Claudie River to New South Wales: Kiama)
Erysichton lineata cythora (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanimbar, Buru, Ambon, Serang, Obi, Bachan)
Erysichton lineata insularis Tite, 1963 (Trobriand, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiade Archipelago)
Erysichton lineata meiranganus (Röber, 1886) (Aru, Kai, Manam, Karka, Admiralty Island)
Erysichton lineata uluensis (Ribbe, 1899) (New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover, Witu, St. Matthias, Squally Islands)
Erysichton lineata vincula (Druce, 1891) (Solomons)

References

^ Savela, Markku (6 November 2016). "Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2010). "Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874) Hairy Lineblue". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (6 November 2016). "Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2010). "Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874) Hairy Lineblue". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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