| Catopyrops florinda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Catopyrops |
| Species: | C. florinda |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.
Subspecies
- C. f. florinda Loyalty Islands
- C. f. estrella (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) Australia (Darwin, Northern Territory, Cooktown, Queensland and New South Wales)
- C. f. parva Tite, 1963 Timor, Kissar, Wetar, Letti
Biology
The larva feeds on Celtis sinensis, Trema cannabina and Caesalpinia bonduc.
References
External links
- "Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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