Candalides xanthospilos

Candalides xanthospilos, the yellow-spot blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in along the eastern coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

Candalides xanthospilos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Candalides
Species:
C. xanthospilos
Binomial name
Candalides xanthospilos
(Hübner, [1817])[1]
Synonyms
  • Rusticus xanthospilos Hübner, [1817]
  • Polyommatus hubnerii Godart, [1824]
  • Erina pulchella Swainson, [1833]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are brown. Both sexes have a large yellow patch in the centre of each forewing. The underside is white with a row of black dots along the wing margins, two dots under the centre of each forewing and three dots under each hindwing.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, including Pimelea colorans, Pimelea latifolia, Pimelea linifolia and Pimelea ligustrina. They are green with white hairs, dark green diagonal stripes, yellow lateral lines and a pale brown head. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa with a length of about 10 mm which is made in leaf debris at the base of the host plant.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-16.


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