Speckled Line-Blue (Catopyrops florinda)

Speckled Line-Blue, a reference photo — Photo: Arthur Chapman · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Catopyrops florinda, the speckled line blue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in the Australasian realm.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Speckled Line-Blue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Catopyrops ancyra
Anthene lycaenoides
Sinthusa chandrana

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Catopyrops
Species: Catopyrops florinda

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