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Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)

Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) species

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52 species

Acrodipsas cuprea (Copper Ant-blue)

Acrodipsas cuprea

Max Campbell

Acrodipsas cuprea

Arhopala micale (Common Oak Blue)

Candalides absimilis (Common Pencilled-Blue)

Candalides absimilis
Candalides absimilis
Candalides absimilis
Candalides absimilis
Candalides absimilis
Candalides absimilis

Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi (Dark Pencil-Blue)

Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi

Max Campbell, near Pambula Lake

Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi

Max Campbell, near Pambula Lake
Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi

Max Campbell, Narrabarba ridgetop
Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi
Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi
Candalides consimilis subsp. goodingi

Candalides erinus erinus (Small Dusky-blue)

Candalides heathi (Rayed Blue)

Candalides heathi
Candalides heathi
Candalides heathi
Candalides heathi
Candalides heathi
Candalides heathi

Candalides xanthospilos (Yellow-spotted Blue)

Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos

Catopyrops florinda halys (Speckled Line-blue (Southern Subspecies))

Catopyrops florinda halys
Catopyrops florinda halys

Deudorix diovis (Bright Cornelian)

Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis

Eirmocides (genus) (A Pencil-blue butterfly)

Eirmocides (genus)
Eirmocides (genus)
Eirmocides (genus)
Eirmocides (genus)
Eirmocides (genus)
Eirmocides (genus)

Eirmocides absimilis (Common Pencil-Blue)

Eirmocides consimilis (Dark Pencil-blue)

Eirmocides consimilis
Eirmocides consimilis
Eirmocides consimilis
Eirmocides consimilis

Erina acasta (Blotched Dusky-blue)

Erina acasta
Erina acasta
Erina acasta
Erina acasta
Erina acasta
Erina acasta

Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue)

Erina hyacinthina
Erina hyacinthina
Erina hyacinthina
Erina hyacinthina
Erina hyacinthina
Erina hyacinthina

Erina sp. (genus) (A dusky blue butterfly)

Erina sp. (genus)
Erina sp. (genus)
Erina sp. (genus)
Erina sp. (genus)
Erina sp. (genus)
Erina sp. (genus)

Erysichton lineata (Hairy Line-blue)

Euchrysops cnejus (Spotted Pea-blue)

Hypochrysops apelles apelles (Copper Jewel)

Hypochrysops cyane (Cyane Jewel)

Hypochrysops delicia delicia (Moonlight Jewel (Eastern Subspecies))

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  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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