Purple Oak-blue
Arhopala centaurus centaurus
Also called Dull Oak-blue
Arhopala centaurus centaurus is a subspecies of the Purple Oak-blue (Arhopala centaurus), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 14 plants, including Dendrophthoe vitellina, Terminalia catappa and Terminalia muelleri. This page has 9 photos of its life cycle (eggs, final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Purple Oak-blue
Purple Oak-blue eggs
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Egg
Purple Oak-blue caterpillars (final instar)
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Purple Oak-blue pupae
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Purple Oak-blue adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
14 known food plants for this species.