Small Green Banded Blue - Psychonotis caelius

FAMILY LYCAENIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Small Green Banded Blue Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 25mm

 

 The top side of the butterfly is bright blue in colour. The underside of its wings is metallic greenish-blue in colour, shiny bright under the sun light. The Small Green-banded Blue caterpillar is pale white in colour and feed on Pink Ash and Red Ash Alphitonia sp..

 

 

 

We found quite a number of Small Green-banded Blue Butterflies near Alexandra Hill along the creek in late summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reference and Link:

1. Psychonotis caelius - Australian Caterpillars, Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2005.

2. Create More Butterflies -  by Frank Jordan and Helen Schwencke, Earthling Enterprises, 2005, p41. 

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