(previously known as : Cupido lucifer)
Quaker
POLYOMMATINI , POLYOMMATINAE , LYCAENIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 April 2004)
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Entomology)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 April 2004)
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Entomology)
The Caterpillars of this species are dark green with a pale brown head. They feed on the shrub :
On top, the adult butterflies of this species are dark brown, with a large white spot in the middle of each forewing. Underneath, they are white with a narrow black border, and with a prominent black spot at the apex of each hindwing. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The subspecies is found in Cape York and adjacent islands. Other subspecies are found from India across south-east Asia to Indonesia.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, p. 846.
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