(erroneously: Candalides neolkeri)
Golden Rayed Blue
CANDALIDINI , POLYOMMATINAE , LYCAENIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 8 December 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of Damien Cook, western Victoria)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 8 December 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of Damien Cook, western Victoria)
The caterpillar of this species feeds on :
On top, the adult butterflies on top are purple with orange veins.
Underneath, they are pale grey with an arc of black spots around the margins.
The eggs are white, and are laid singly on the undersides of leaves of a foodplant.
This species is found only in restricted areas near Wimmera in western Victoria.
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