Candalides helenita explained

Candalides helenita, the shining pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

Subspecies

• Candalides helenita helenita (Cape York to Cairns)
• Candalides helenita dimorpha (Röber, 1886) (Waigeu, Misool, Jobi, West Irian to Papua)

Notes and References

1. Web site: lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com . 2011-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007001120/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/helenit.html . 2012-10-07 . dead .