Catopyrops florinda explained
Catopyrops florinda, the speckled line blue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in the Australasian realm.
Subspecies
- C. f. florinda Loyalty Islands
- C. f. estrella (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) Australia (Darwin, Northern Territory, Cooktown, Queensland and New South Wales)
- C. f. parva Tite, 1963 Timor, Kissar, Wetar, Letti
Biology
The larva feeds on Celtis sinensis, Trema cannabina and Caesalpinia bonduc.
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Notes and References
- [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
