Saltbush Blue
Theclinesthes serpentata
Also called Chequred Blue, Little Blue
The Saltbush Blue (Theclinesthes serpentata) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. This site lists 2 subspecies: Theclinesthes serpentata lavara and Theclinesthes serpentata serpentata. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 31 plants, including Atalaya hemiglauca, Atriplex australasica and Atriplex eichleri. There are no photos of it on the site yet.
Subspecies
- Theclinesthes serpentata lavara no photos yet
- Theclinesthes serpentata serpentata no photos yet
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Caterpillar food plants
31 known food plants.
- Atalaya hemiglauca
- Atriplex australasica
- Atriplex eichleri
- Atriplex elachophylla
- Atriplex holocarpa
- Atriplex leptocarpa
- Atriplex limbata
- Atriplex lindleyi
- Atriplex muelleri
- Atriplex nummularia
- Atriplex obconica
- Atriplex paludosa
- Atriplex pseudocampanulata
- Atriplex pumilio
- Atriplex quinii
- Atriplex rhagodioides
- Atriplex semibaccata
- Atriplex spongiosa
- Atriplex suberecta
- Atriplex velutinella
- Atriplex vesicaria
- Chenopodium album
- Chenopodium nitrariaceum
- Einadia hastata
- Einadia nutans
- Rhagodia candolleana
- Rhagodia crassifolia
- Rhagodia eremaea
- Rhagodia parabolica
- Rhagodia preissii
- Rhagodia spinescens