Candalides xanthospilos
4 Yellow-spotted Blue at Mittagong, NSW
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| Candalides xanthospilos | owenh | 23 Jan 2023 | |
| Candalides xanthospilos | Aussiegall | 23 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
Sorry, this is the only position it held its wings in and didn't open them, even though I stood there for a while. I am guessing the ID
2 comments
23 Jan 2023
Your id is spot on and photo shows underside of the species very nicely. Well done!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.412211-34.448458
- Places Mittagong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2023 11:38 AM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
- Bracken Fern Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr Candalides xanthospilos Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Candalides xanthospilos Scientific name
- Yellow-spotted Blue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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