Biology:Theclinesthes albocincta

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Theclinesthes albocincta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Theclinesthes
Species:
T. albocincta
Binomial name
Theclinesthes albocincta
(Waterhouse, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Utica onycha var. albocincta Waterhouse, 1903

Theclinesthes albocincta, the bitterbush blue[2] or bitter-bush blue,[1] is a species of butterfly native to most of Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Adriana hookeri and Adriana klotzschii.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13485650 entry