1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1-3: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mountain Summit, 7. December 2014 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1-2: Semper (1879: 162-163) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Holochila hyacinthina Semper, 1879 [Original combination]

3.2. Synonyms

• Holochila hyacinthina Felder, 1862 (unavail.) [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.3. Subspecies

• Candalides hyacinthina simplexa (Tepper, 1882) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Candalides hyacinthina eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Candalides hyacinthina josephina Harris, 1952 [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.4. Literature

• Original description: Semper, G. (1879): Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien. — Journal des Museum Godeffroy 5 (14): 138-194, pl. 8-9. Hamburg (L. Friederichsen & Co.).