Candalides erinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Candalides
Species:	C. erinus
Binomial name
Candalides erinus (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Papilio erinus Fabricius, 1775 Lycaena bimaculosa Doubleday, 1847 Lycaena bimaculosa Butler, 1870 Holochila bimaculosa Miskin, 1891 Plebeius tualensis Röber, 1886 Erina erina

Candalides erinus, the small dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are dark brown with a purple sheen. The underside is fawn with brown markings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassytha aurea, Cassytha filiformis and Cassytha pubescens. They are velvety green with a pale yellow dorsal line edged with brown markings. Pupation takes place in a grey or brown pupa with a length of about 10 mm.

Subspecies

• C. e. erinus (Darwin, Cape York to northern New South Wales)
• C. e. tualensis (Röber, 1886) (Kai Island)
• C. e. stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947 (West Irian to southern New Guinea)
• C. e. sumbensis (Tite, 1963) (Lesser Sunda Islands)
• C. e. timorensis (Tite, 1963) (Timor, Wetar, Kissar, Letti islands)
• C. e. taamensis (Tite, 1963) (Kur and Taam)
• C. e. tenimberensis (Tite, 1963) (Tanimbar islands)
• C. e. sudesta (Tite, 1963) (Tagula Island)