Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae

Candalides hyacinthinus  

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Bunyip State Park, VIC (Nov, 2015)
Common Names
  • Common Dusky Blue
  • Varied Dusky-blue
  • Western Dusky Blue

A Common Dusky Blue butterfly pauses to feed from a bush-pea flower.

This is subspecies "hyacinthinus".

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"hyacinthinus"

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"hyacinthinus"

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"simplexa"

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"simplexa"

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"simplexa"

Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthinus)

"hyacinthinus"