Wattle Blue
Theclinesthes miskini
Also called Miskin's Blue
The Wattle Blue (Theclinesthes miskini) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. This site lists 3 subspecies: Theclinesthes miskini arnoldi, Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti and Theclinesthes miskini miskini. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 27 plants, including Acacia pycnantha, Acacia flavescens and Acacia harpophylla. There are no photos of it on the site yet.
Subspecies
- Theclinesthes miskini arnoldi no photos yet
- Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti no photos yet
- Theclinesthes miskini miskini no photos yet
No photos yet
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Caterpillar food plants
27 known food plants.
- Acacia acradenia
- Acacia alexandri
- Acacia anceps
- Acacia auriculiformis
- Acacia crassicarpa
- Acacia flavescens
- Acacia harpophylla
- Acacia holosericea
- Acacia mangium
- Acacia neriifolia
- Acacia pycnantha
- Acacia salicina
- Acacia saligna
- Acacia tetragonophylla
- Acacia victoriae
- Atalaya hemiglauca
- Atalaya variifolia
- Cajanus reticulatus
- Cathormion umbellatum
- Eucalyptus drepanophylla
- Eucalyptus polycarpa
- Eucalyptus sp.
- Eucalyptus torelliana
- Paraserianthes lophantha
- Sesbania cannabina
- Sesbania javanacus
- Sesbania sp.