One of the drabbest butterflies this species is very similar across sexs with a bronze like sheen the female may be paler. These butterflies stay close to host plants and tend to fly no higher than 1m.

At a glance

Fringed Blue at a glance

Habitat Heathland where it's host plants grow
Size Wingspan of up to 2.6 cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Generally from southern temperate and sub-alpine Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Generally from southern temperate and sub-alpine Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Heathland where it's host plants grow
Size
Wingspan of up to 2.6 cm
Common Name Fringed Blue
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution and map

Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
References and dates
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Added Mon 28 Dec 2020 @ 23:00 PM
Updated Sun 25 Sep 2022 @ 00:00 AM
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