Theclinesthes albocincta
Theclinesthes albocincta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Theclinesthes |
Species: | T. albocincta
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Binomial name | |
Theclinesthes albocincta (Waterhouse, 1903)[1]
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Theclinesthes albocincta, the bitterbush blue[2] or bitter-bush blue,[1] is a species of butterfly native to most of Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are bluish grey with chequered margins. The hindwings have a small tail. Males have a black spot on the upperside of the hindwings, next to the tail.[3]
The larvae feed on and Adriana klotzschii.
References[]
- ^ a b "Theclinesthes albocincta (bitter-bush blue)". UniProt. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Theclinesthes albocincta - Bitterbush Blue". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1903
- Polyommatini
- Butterflies of Australia
- Polyommatini stubs