Lycaena candens explained
Lycaena candens is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Southeast Europe and Caucasus) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Subspecies
- L. c. leonhardi (Fruhstorfer, 1917)
- L. c. pfeifferi (Beuret, 1952) Caucasus, Transcaucasia
Description from Seitz
The males have no blue sheen and the forewing above is entirely golden brown in the females; the black margin of the upperside is narrower in both sexes.[1]
Biology
The larva on feeds on Rumex
See also
Notes and References
- Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
