Rayed Blue
Inside
Ellura
Icilius Hairstreak
Wings, ventral
 
                      
Rayed Blue (Candalides heathi)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Rayed Blue (Candalides heathi)
This Photo:     Inside

Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III† for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
The visibility of the veins on the inside colouring is very dependant on light angles.

Copyright © 2014-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 23-Sep-2014
This species is classed as R (Rare) on the South Australian Butterflies & Moths website