Candalides absimilis

Candalides absimilis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. absimilis
Binomial name
Candalides absimilis (C. Felder, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
Holochila absimilis C. Felder, 1862 Candalides persimilis Waterhouse, 1942 Holochila persimilis Erina persimilis

Candalides absimilis, the pencilled blue or common pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on buds and young shoots of a wide range of plants, including Flagellaria, Macadamia integrifolia, Castanospermum australe, Erythrina, Callerya megasperma, Wisteria, Cassia fistula, Alectryon coriaceus, Brachychiton acerifolius and Cupaniopsis.

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  Female resting
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  Illustration of a mounted specimen

References

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