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Catopyrops florinda

(Speckled line-blue, Dull speckled line-blue)

FAMILY	Lycaenidae
Species	Catopyrops florinda
Common name(s)	Speckled line-blue, Dull speckled line-blue
Main colour(s)	Blue
Distinctive features	Wingspan 22/22 mm; small tail on hind
Campus	Townsville

Description

The larvae which are not usually attended by ants feed on a number of species from different families, several in the area are Harpullia pendula (Sapindaceae)and Pipturus argenteus (Urticaceae). Mature larvae with a densely hairy green or olive-green body. Adult male lilac with a narrow brown outer margin, hind with two small black spots and a tail, female brown, fore with a bluish central area, hind tinged with blue, several rings and bands and two black spots near the tail.

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