Common Dusky Blue - Candalides hyacinthina
FAMILY LYCAENIDAE
This page contains information and pictures about Common Dusky Blue Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They also known as Varied Dusky-blue.
- Wingspan 35mm
- The butterfly looks like the Small Dusky Blue, with very similar wing patterns. This Common Dusky Blue is less common in Brisbane.
- (The Small Dusky Blue and the Common Dusky blue are mixed and confused in those reference information. We followed The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia in our web pages.)
- Reference:
- 1. Candalides
hyacinthina - Australian Caterpillars, Don Herbison-Evans & Stella
Crossley, 2005.
- 2. Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum, 2003, p68, Dodder Laurel Cassytha pubescens.
- 3. Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum, 2003, p195, Darling Pea Swainsona galegifolia.
- 4. The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia - Michael F Braby, Australian National University, CSIRO 2004, p262.
- 2. Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum, 2003, p68, Dodder Laurel Cassytha pubescens.
- 5. Flying Colours, Common Caterpillars, Butterflies and Moths of
South-Eastern Australia - Pat & Mike Coupar,1992, p98.
