Small Green Banded Blue

Psychonotis caelius

The Small Green Banded Blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands and along the eastern coast of Australia.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult males are blue with a large white patch on the hindwings. Females are black with a large white patch on the wings.
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Naming

*"Psychonotis caelius caelius"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius hanno"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius korion"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius manusi"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius mayae"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius plateni"
⤷ "Psychonotis caelius plotinus"
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Food

The larvae feed on "Alphitonia excelsa" and "Alphitonia petriei". It lives on the underside of a leaf of the host plant. They are pale green and hairy. Pupation takes place in a cream coloured pupa with brown markings, which is attached to the underside of a leaf.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusPsychonotis
SpeciesP. caelius
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia