Speckled Line-Blue

Catopyrops florinda

"Catopyrops florinda", the speckled line blue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in the Australasian realm.
The speckled line blue, Catopyrops florinda estrella, family Lycaenidae - underside Australia,Catopyrops florinda,Fall,Geotagged

Naming

*"C. f. florinda" Loyalty Islands
⤷ "C. f. estrella" Australia
⤷ "C. f. parva" Tite, 1963 Timor, Kissar, Wetar, Letti
The speckled line blue, Catopyrops florinda estrella, family Lycaenidae - underside Australia,Catopyrops florinda,Fall,Geotagged,Speckled Line-Blue,Spring

Behavior

The larva feeds on "Celtis sinensis", "Trema cannabina" and "Caesalpinia bonduc".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCatopyrops
SpeciesC. florinda
Photographed in
Australia