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Cycad Blue
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The Cycad Blue is brown washed with blue above, and brown and cream below. The hindwings have brown black spots on edge nearest the tail. Females have bolder markings than males.
Other Names
Onycha Blue Butterfly
Size
wingspan 24mm
Habitat
open forest
Food
caterpillars feed on Cassia, Acacia, Senna, Phyllanthus, Indigofera and a number of other plants
Breeding
lays eggs on cycad plants
Range
eastern coastal areas of Australia from Cape York in Queensland to southern New South Wales.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Lycaenidae | | Genus: | Theclinesthes | | Species: | onycha | | Common Name: | Cycad Blue Butterfly |
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