(one synonym: Holochila titeus)
Ziska Moonbeam
LUCIINI , THECLINAE , LYCAENIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male
(Photos: courtesy of Bob Miller and Ian Hill)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male
(Photos: courtesy of Bob Miller and Ian Hill)
The Caterpillars of this species in New Guinea feed on :
female
(Photos: courtesy of Bob Miller and Ian Hill)
The male adult butterflies on top are blue with black edges. The females are black with a large white patch on each wing. Underneath, they both are white with a thin black edge along the tornus of each hindwing, and a black dot near the base of each hindwing. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
The species occurs in north Queensland and New Guinea.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 682-683.
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(updated 29 May 2008)