Candalides acasta

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| name= Blotched blue

| image = Candalides acasta (jean & fred).jpg

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| taxon = Candalides acasta

| authority = (Cox, 1873)[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Candalides_acasta Australian Faunal Directory]

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|Lycaena acasta|Cox, 1873

|Holochila anita|Semper, [1879]

|Lycaena moerens|Rosenstock, 1885

|Lycaena canescens|Miskin, 1890

|Erina acasta|

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Candalides acasta, the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/acasta.html Candalides acasta] at Australian Caterpillars and Their Butterflies and Moths