Candalides helenita

Candalides helenita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. helenita
Binomial name
	Candalides helenita; (Semper, [1879])
Synonyms
	Holochila helenita Semper, [1879]; Holochila androdus Miskin, 1890; Holochila subargentea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896; Plebeius dimorphus Röber, 1886;

Candalides helenita, the shining pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

Subspecies

Candalides helenita helenita (Cape York to Cairns)
Candalides helenita dimorpha (Röber, 1886) (Waigeu, Misool, Jobi, West Irian to Papua)

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