Candalides heathi

Rayed blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. heathi
Binomial name
	Candalides heathi; (Cox, 1873)
Synonyms
	Lycaena heathi Cox, 1873 ; Microsema heathi ; Lycaena paradoxa Guest, 1882 ;

Candalides heathi, the rayed blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, Eremophila longifolia, Plantago species and Derwentia derwentiana.

Subspecies

C. h. heathi (coastal central Queensland to Western Australia)
C. h. aerata (Montague, 1914) (Western Australia (Monte Bello Island, Geraldton)
C. h. alpina Waterhouse, 1928 (Mount Kosciuszko, Brindabella Range)
C. h. doddi Burns, [1948] (New South Wales (Barrington Tops, Dorrigo))

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