Catopyrops florinda

Catopyrops florinda, the speckled line blue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2] It is found in the Australasian realm.

Catopyrops florinda
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C. florinda
Binomial name
Catopyrops florinda
(Butler, 1877)[1]

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Biology

The larva feeds on Celtis sinensis, Trema cannabina and Caesalpinia bonduc.

References

  1. . Butler, A,G. , 1877 On a Collection of Lepidoptera obtained by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee from Lifu (Loyalty Group), with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (118) : 348-359
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.


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