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Candalides acasta

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Blotched blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. acasta
Binomial name
Candalides acasta
(Cox, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena acasta Cox, 1873
  • Holochila anita Semper, [1879]
  • Lycaena moerens Rosenstock, 1885
  • Lycaena canescens Miskin, 1890
  • Erina acasta

Candalides acasta, the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Candalides acasta at Australian Caterpillars and Their Butterflies and Moths