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Varied dusky-blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. hyacinthina
Binomial name
Candalides hyacinthina (Semper, )
Synonyms
Holochila hyacinthina Semper, Polycyma cassythae Scott, 1890 Candalides cassythae Couchman, 1962 Cupipo simplexa Tepper, 1882 Polyommatus cyanites Meyrick, 1888

Candalides hyacinthina, the varied dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Subspecies

• C. h. hyacinthina - common dusky blue (southern Queensland to central Victoria, Grampians)
• C. h. simplexa (Tepper, 1882) - western dusky blue (north-western Victoria, Southern Australia, Western Australia)
• C. h. eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Queensland (Port Stewart to Yeppoon))
• C. h. josephina Harris, 1952 (Stawell)

References

1. Candalides hyacinthina at the Australian Faunal Directory
2. Candalides hyacinthina Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine at Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths

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