Candalides cyprotus, the cyprotus blue or copper pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Conospermum taxifolium, Grevillea huegelii, Grevillea bracteosa, Grevillea juniperina, Hakea leucoptera and Jacksonia scoparia. Pupation takes place in a black pupa with a length of about 13 mm.

It normally takes flight from mid-September to mid-December, will start earlier in more northern, hotter sections of their range.[3]

Subspecies

  • Candalides cyprotus cyprotus - cyprotus blue (New South Wales to Western Australia)
  • Candalides cyprotus pallescens (Tite, 1963) (southern Queensland)

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  3. ^ "Cyprotus Pencilled-blue". South Australian Butterflies & Moths. Retrieved 12 March 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candalides_cyprotus
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