Erysichton lineata

Erysichton lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Erysichton
Species:	E. lineata
Binomial name
Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena lineata Murray, 1874 Nacaduba palmyra cythora Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba palmyra eugenea Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba valentina Grose-Smith, 1895 Plebeius meiranganus Röber, 1886 Plebeius fatureus Röber, 1886 Nacaduba palmyra vaneeckei Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba palmyra thadmor Fruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba meiranganus var. uluensis Ribbe, 1899 Nacaduba vincula Druce, 1891

Erysichton lineata, the hairy line blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in New Guinea and along most of the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland to New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females are brown with a large white patch on each forewing, and a blue sheen near the hinges. The hindwings have a black eye-spot at the tornus. Adult males are blue.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Syzygium francisii, Ehretia acuminata, Macadamia integrifolia, Brachychiton acerifolium and Arytera lautereriana.^[2]

Subspecies

• Erysichton lineata lineata (Queensland: Claudie River to New South Wales: Kiama)
• Erysichton lineata cythora (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanimbar, Buru, Ambon, Serang, Obi, Bachan)
• Erysichton lineata insularis Tite, 1963 (Trobriand, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiade Archipelago)
• Erysichton lineata meiranganus (Röber, 1886) (Aru, Kai, Manam, Karka, Admiralty Island)
• Erysichton lineata uluensis (Ribbe, 1899) (New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover, Witu, St. Matthias, Squally Islands)
• Erysichton lineata vincula (Druce, 1891) (Solomons)

References

1. Erysichton at funet.fi
2. Australian Insects