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Theclinesthes albocincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Theclinesthes
Species:
T. albocincta
Binomial name
Theclinesthes albocincta
( Waterhouse, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Utica onycha var. albocincta Waterhouse, 1903

Theclinesthes albocincta, the bitterbush blue [2] or bitter-bush blue, [1] is a species of butterfly native to most of Australia. [2]

The larvae feed on Adriana hookeri and Adriana klotzschii.

References

  1. ^ a b "Theclinesthes albocincta (bitter-bush blue)". UniProt. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Theclinesthes albocincta - Bitterbush Blue". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.