Later instars eat the foliage. They grow to a length of about 1.5 cms.
The pupa is cream with brown and black markings. It is about 1 cm. long.
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The male butterflies on top are pale silvery blue with brown on the tip of each forewing. The females are also a pale silvery blue, but have a broad dark mark on each forewing tip, extending around the margins of the wings.
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Underneath, they are plain brown. The butterflies have a wing span of about 3 cms.
The eggs are round, flattened, rough, and pale green. Their diameter is about 0.6 mm. They are laid singly on flowers of a foodpalnt.
The species occurs in southern Queensland.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 775-776.
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