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Butterflies whose identification we are unsure of are shown on this page.
We would appreciate help identifying them. If you have an opinion please let us know using the Contact Form stating why you think it is a certain species.
We would appreciate help identifying them. If you have an opinion please let us know using the Contact Form stating why you think it is a certain species.
What is this larva? Found near Lomandra longifolia and L. hystrix and various grasses. We could not get it to eat anything we tried and sadly it died.
Skippers
Blues
Dark Pencilled Blue Candalides consimilis
Wingspan 29 - 30 mm
Larval Food Plants: Flower buds and flowers of Ceratopetalum gummiferum and Polyscias elegans
Photographed in Cathedral Rocks National Park December 2014. Difficult to identify from both the Glistening (Candalides absimilis) and the Trident (Candalides margarita) without seeing the complete upperside.
Wingspan 29 - 30 mm
Larval Food Plants: Flower buds and flowers of Ceratopetalum gummiferum and Polyscias elegans
Photographed in Cathedral Rocks National Park December 2014. Difficult to identify from both the Glistening (Candalides absimilis) and the Trident (Candalides margarita) without seeing the complete upperside.