Biology:Erysichton lineatus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Erysichton lineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Erysichton
Species:	E. lineatus
Binomial name
Erysichton lineatus (Murray, 1874)
Synonyms
Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874) Lycaena lineata Murray, 1874 Nacaduba palmyra cythora Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba palmyra eugenea Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba valentina Grose-Smith, 1895 Plebeius meiranganus Röber, 1886 Plebeius fatureus Röber, 1886 Nacaduba palmyra vaneeckei Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba palmyra thadmor Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba meiranganus var. uluensis Ribbe, 1899 Nacaduba vincula Druce, 1891

Erysichton lineatus, the hairy line-blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole species of the genus Erysichton. It was first described by Richard Paget Murray in 1874. It is found in New Guinea and along most of the eastern coast of Australia , from Queensland to New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females are brown with a large white patch on each forewing, and a blue sheen near the hinges. The hindwings have a black eyespot at the tornus. Adult males are blue.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Syzygium francisii, Ehretia acuminata, Macadamia integrifolia, Brachychiton acerifolium and Arytera lautereriana.

Subspecies

The following are subspecies of Erysichton lineatus:

• Erysichton lineatus lineatus (Queensland: Claudie River to New South Wales: Kiama)
• Erysichton lineatus cythora (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanimbar, Buru, Ambon, Serang, Obi, Bachan)
• Erysichton lineatus insularis Tite, 1963 (Trobriand, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiade Archipelago)
• Erysichton lineatus meiranganus (Röber, 1886) (Aru, Kai, Manam, Karka, Admiralty Island)
• Erysichton lineatus uluensis (Ribbe, 1899) (New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover, Witu, St. Matthias, Squally Islands)
• Erysichton lineatus vincula (Druce, 1891) (Solomons)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13484708 entry