Candalides gilberti explained

Candalides gilberti, the northern pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are blue.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Decaisnina signata and Alstonia actinophylla. Pupation takes place in a mottled brown pupa with a length of about 14 mm.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com . 2011-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110412185627/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/gilbert.html . 2011-04-12 . dead .