Dark Forest-blue
Pseudodipsas eone iole
Also called Eone Blue
Pseudodipsas eone iole is a subspecies of the Dark Forest-blue (Pseudodipsas eone), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 4 plants, including Faradaya splendida, Smilax australis and Clerodendrum costatum. This page has 10 photos of its life cycle (early instar caterpillars, final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Dark Forest-blue
Dark Forest-blue caterpillars (early instar)
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Dark Forest-blue caterpillars (final instar)
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Dark Forest-blue pupae
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Dark Forest-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
4 known food plants for this species.