Speckled Line Blue - Catopyrops florinda

FAMILY LYCAENIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Speckled Line Blue Butterflies in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 25mm

 

We saw this butterfly once in Eight Mile Plains along Bulimba Creek in mid-summer. The edges of the butterfly wings were broken quite badly but the its  still flying quickly without problem. 

 

 

 

Then in late summer, we found many of them in Brisbane Forest near Bellbird Grove. They are quite common in that area.

 

 

 

On the top side the butterfly wings was in 'standard blue' colour with two eye spots on each hide wing. On the bottom side was the white and pale brown patterns and the two eye spots on the same positions. Between the two eye spots there were the shore thin tails.

 

Their Caterpillars are green with white spots and short dense white hair over the body, usually attended by black ants. 

 

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Reference and Link:

1. Catopyrops florinda - Australian Caterpillars, Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2005.

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