Saltbush Blue
Underside - brown
Ellura
Saltbush Blue
Rear
 
                      
Saltbush Blue (Theclinesthes serpentatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Saltbush Blue (Theclinesthes serpentatus)
This Photo:     Topside
Synonym: Theclinesthes serpentata

Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III†, Matt Endacott & Terra Occ for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere
These small blue (Gossamer-winged) butterflies can be hard to separate out.
These are probably one of the few that can be by just seeing the upper surface of their wings, in South Australia. The white chequered edges being characteristic of these.
The under surface of their wings can be grey to brown as shown here.

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 28-Jan-2013
This species is classed as C (Common) on the South Australian Butterflies & Moths website