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Saltbush Blue

Theclinesthes serpentatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 192, February 274, March 463, April 508, May 259, June 49, July 31, August 54, September 94, October 114, November 132, December 147.
Australia2,317
Victoria1,075
South Australia741
New South Wales183
Queensland135
Western Australia72
Tasmania56
Australian Capital Territory45
Northern Territory10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyGossamer-winged Butterflies · Lycaenidae
GenusTheclinesthes

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