Anthene seltuttus
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The Dark Ciliate Blue is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It is found in Australia
, New Guinea
, Indonesia
and a number of bordering Pacific islands.
The wingspan
is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Cassia fistula, Pongamia pinnata
, Cryptocarya hypospodia, Lagerstroemia speciosa
, Syzygium wilsonii, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
and Brachychiton acerifolium.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and a number of bordering Pacific islands.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Cassia fistula, Pongamia pinnata
Pongamia pinnata
Milletia pinnata is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native in tropical and temperate Asia including parts of India, China, Japan, Malesia, Australia and Pacific islands. It is often known by the synonym Pongamia pinnata as it was moved to the genus Millettia only recently...
, Cryptocarya hypospodia, Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagerstroemia speciosa
thumb|left|Bark in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].Lagerstroemia speciosa thumb|left|Bark in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].Lagerstroemia speciosa thumb|left|Bark in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].Lagerstroemia speciosa (Giant Crape-myrtle, Queen's Crape-myrtle, Banabá...
, Syzygium wilsonii, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Cupaniopsis anacardioides, with common names Tuckeroo, Carrotwood, Beach Tamarind and Green-leaved Tamarind,is a species of flowering tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that is native to eastern and northern Australia. The usual habitat is littoral rainforest on sand or near estuaries...
and Brachychiton acerifolium.
Subspecies
- Anthene seltuttus seltuttus (Aru, Waigeu, Salawati, Jobi, West Irian to New Guinea, Fergusson, Woodlark, Trobriand Island)
- Anthene seltuttus amboinensis (Ambon, Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate)
- Anthene seltuttus keyensis (Kai Island, Watubela Island)
- Anthene seltuttus violacea (Yela Island, Tagula, St. Aignan Island)
- Anthene seltuttus affinis (Australia from Cape York to Yeppoon, Northern Territory)