Species profile—Candalides xanthospilos (yellow-spotted blue)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects) → Lycaenidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=lycaenidae ) (blues and coppers) → Candalides xanthospilos (yellow-spotted blue)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=19273&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=19273&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=19273 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (animals)
- Class
- Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects)
- Family
- Lycaenidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=lycaenidae ) (blues and coppers)
- Scientific name
- Candalides xanthospilos (Hübner, [1817])
- Common name
- yellow-spotted blue
- WildNet taxon ID
- 19273
- Alternate name(s)
- yellow-spot blue
buff-spotted blue
dotted blue - Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Candalides%20xanthospilos#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=CANDALIDES%2BXANTHOSPILOS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19273 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19273 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
