Candalides xanthospilos

Yellow-spot blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. xanthospilos
Binomial name
	Candalides xanthospilos; (Hübner, [1817])
Synonyms
	Rusticus xanthospilos Hübner, [1817] ; Polyommatus hubnerii Godart, [1824] ; Erina pulchella Swainson, [1833] ;

Candalides xanthospilos, the yellow-spot blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in along the eastern coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.^[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm (0.98 in). Adults are brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pimelea species, including Pimelea colorans, Pimelea latifolia, Pimelea linifolia and Pimelea ligustrina.

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