Species Candalides caesia (d'Apice & Miller, 1992)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Nesolycaena caesia d'Apice, J.W.C. & Miller, C.G. 1992. The genus Nesolycaena Waterhouse and Turner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with a description of a new species. Australian Entomological Magazine 19(3): 75-80.

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 3328 ♂ (d'Apice & Miller designated a holotype), Kalumburu, WA (designated in original description).
  Paratype(s) ANIC 1♀, Kalumburu, WA; QM 1♂ 1♀, Kalumburu, WA; WAM 1♂ 1♀, Kalumburu, WA; CGM 30♂ 27♀, Kalumburu, WA; JDC 24♂ 20♀, Kalumburu, WA; HHB 1♂ 1♀, Kalumburu, WA; SJJ 6♂ 3♀, 2.5 km N of Kalumburu, WA; SJJ 3♂ 1♀, Pimm Hill, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Candalides caesia (d'Apice & Miller, 1992).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Boronia kalumburensis Duretto [RUTACEAE]; Boronia wilsonii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Duretto [RUTACEAE]).

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Feb-2023	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby (ANU)
13-May-2022	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Michael Braby
02-Feb-2018	Candalidini	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
04-Jun-2020	LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	PAPILIONOIDEA	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017	LYCAENIDAE	20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
05-Mar-2013		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
		20-Jun-2024	MODIFIED