''Candalides acasta'', the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.''Candalides acasta''
at Australian Caterpillars and Their Butterflies and Moths The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a blue sheen. The underside is fawn with brown shading and rows of dark dashes. The larvae have been recorded feeding inside the flower buds of '' Cassytha'' species, including ''

Cassytha glabella ''Cassytha glabella'', commonly known as the slender devil's twine, is a common twining plant of the Laurel family, found in many of the moister parts of Australia. A hemi-parasitic climber. The specific epithet ''glabella'' is from Latin, refe ...

'', '' Cassytha filiformis'', '' Cassytha peninsularis'' and ''

Cassytha pubescens ''Cassytha pubescens'' is a native Australian hemiparasitic vine species, in the Laurel family. Common names for the species include devils twine, dodder-laurel, spilled devil's twine, snotty gobble or downy dodder-laurel. It is a widespread and ...

''. They are green with yellow lines. The pupa is narrow and brown with a few black spots.

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Candalidini Butterflies described in 1873 Butterflies of Australia {{Polyommatinae-stub