Small Green-banded Blue
Psychonotis caelius
Also called White-banded Blue
The Small Green-banded Blue (Psychonotis caelius) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. This site lists one subspecies: Psychonotis caelius taygetus. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 2 plants: Alphitonia excelsa and Alphitonia petriei. This page has 5 photos of its life cycle (eggs, final instar caterpillars and pupae) by Bob Miller. Bob Miller wrote about it in his book, Bob's Butterflies.
Subspecies
- Psychonotis caelius taygetus 5 photos
Life cycle of the Small Green-banded Blue
Small Green-banded Blue eggs
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Egg
Small Green-banded Blue caterpillars (final instar)
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Small Green-banded Blue pupae
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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.
In Bob's book
Bob wrote about this butterfly in his book:
- Small Green-banded Blue page 61
Caterpillar food plants
2 known food plants.