Species Eirmocides absimilis (C. Felder, 1862)
Common Pencilled-blue, Pencilled Blue
Generic Combinations
- Eirmocides absimilis (C. Felder, 1862).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Alectryon coriaceus (Benth.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Beach Alectryon; Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Beach Tamarind; Atalaya salicifolia (A.DC.) Blume [SAPINDACEAE] Brush Whitewood; Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. [MALVACEAE] Kurrajong; Millettia megasperma (F.Muell.) Benth. [FABACEAE] Native Wisteria; Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre [FABACEAE] Pongamia Tree; Erythrina sp. [FABACEAE]; Flagellaria indica L. [FLAGELLARIACEAE]; Wisteria chinensis Siebold [FABACEAE]; Robinia pseudoacacia L. [FABACEAE]; Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche [PROTEACEAE]; Brachychiton acerifolius Macarthur & C.Moore [STERCULIACEAE]; Cassia fistula L. [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A.C.Sm. [SAPINDACEAE]; Harpullia hillii F.Muell. [SAPINDACEAE]; Castanospermum australe Hook. [FABACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Cassia fistula (Caesalpiniaceae), Robinia pseudoacacia, Wisteria sinensis (Fabaceae), Koelreuteria elegans (Sapindaceae).
General References
Braby, M.F. 2008. Taxonomic review of Candalides absimilis (C. Felder, 1862) and C. margarita (Semper, 1879) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of two new subspecies. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 33-54 (new subspecies)
Smales, M. & Ledward, C.P. 1943. Notes on the life histories of some lycaenid butterflies. Part II. (With notes on some skippers). Queensland Naturalist 12(3): 47-52 [48] (biology)
Tindale, N.B. 1965. A new species of Holochila (Rhopalocera, Family Lycaenidae) from Victoria and southern New South Wales. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15(1): 165-174 [Date published 6 October 1965] [170]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part III—Revisional. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(1): 132-275, pls 1-3 [178]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1942. Notes on Australian butterflies in the Australian Museum. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 21(2): 122-125 [122]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 |