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The Shining Pencil-blue (''Candalides helenita'') is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.〔(lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com )〕 The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults males are blue with a narrow black margin around each wing. The females are dark brown with a white patch on each wing. The underside of both sexes is white with a few dark dots around the hindwing margins. The larvae have been recorded feeding on the young foliage of ''Arytera pauciflora'', ''Glochidion ferdinandi'', ''Cryptocarya hypospodia'' and ''Brachychiton acerifolium''. They are green to brown with a pale brown head. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa which is formed in a curled leaf at the bottom of the hostplant. ==Subspecies== *''Candalides helenita helenita'' (Cape York to Cairns) *''Candalides helenita dimorpha'' (Röber, 1886) (Waigeu, Misool, Jobi, West Irian to Papua) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Candalides helenita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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