Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860) (Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860))
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Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860)

Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860)

Psychonotis caelius, the small green banded blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in parts of Australia and New Guinea.

Family
Genus
Psychonotis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Psychonotis caelius (Felder, 1860)

Psychonotis caelius, commonly known as the small green banded blue, is a butterfly species that belongs to the Lycaenidae family. This species can be found in New Guinea, its surrounding adjacent islands, and along the eastern coast of Australia. Psychonotis caelius inhabits rainforests, as well as parks, gardens, and gullies that have established host plants for the species.

Photo: (c) Mark Ayers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Ayers · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Psychonotis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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