Candalides cyprotus

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| taxon = Candalides cyprotus

| authority = (Olliff, 1886)[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Candalides_cyprotus Australian Faunal Directory]

| synonyms = *Chrysophanus cyprotus Olliff, 1886

• Holochila purpurea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897

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Candalides cyprotus, the cyprotus blue or copper pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.{{Cite web |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/cyprot.html |title=lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com |access-date=2011-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409131407/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/cyprot.html |archive-date=2011-04-09 |url-status=dead }}

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Conospermum taxifolium, Grevillea huegelii, Grevillea bracteosa, Grevillea juniperina, Hakea leucoptera and Jacksonia scoparia. Pupation takes place in a black pupa with a length of about 13 mm.

It normally takes flight from mid-September to mid-December, but will start earlier in more northern, hotter sections of their range.{{Cite web |title=Cyprotus Pencilled-blue |url=https://sabutterflies.org.au/lyca/cyprotus.html# |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=South Australian Butterflies & Moths}}