Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Species Z. delospila Rank Genus | |
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Zetona is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The single member of this genus, Zetona delospila, the clear-spotted blue or satin blue, is found in Australia in the northern part of the state of Western Australia, the northern parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland.
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown. Males have a purple tinge.
The larvae feed on Cassytha filiformis. They are green with brown hairs and a narrow red dorsal line edged in white and purple. The pupa is attached to a nearby plant or in a curled leaf on the ground.
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Zetona Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA