Candalides margarita

Candalides margarita, or Margarita's blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1879.^[2] It is found in Australia (along the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales) and New Guinea.

Margarita's blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. margarita
Binomial name
Candalides margarita (Semper, [1879])[1]
Synonyms
Holochila margarita Semper, [1879][2] Candalides maria Bethune-Baker, 1908

Subspecies

• Candalides margarita margarita (Australia: Cape York to Port Macquarie)
• Candalides margarita maria Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Aru, Misool, Waigeu, West Irian to Papua)

References

1. Savela, Markku (20 November 2018). "Candalides margarita (Semper, [1879])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
2. Semper, Georg (1879). "Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien". Journal des Museum Godeffroy. 5 (14): 161–162.