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Pencilled Blue

Candalides absimilis

Description:

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult males are grey-blue, while females are brown on top with a large white patch on each wing, and a purple sheen near the hinges. The underside of both sexes is white with rows of fawn carets

Habitat:

Saw these two mating in my yard on a very windy day. They were determined to hold onto the large palm leaf they were sitting on.

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JamesPriest2
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JamesPriest2

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Sep 19, 2016
Submitted on Oct 11, 2016

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