1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1-2: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mountain Summit, 812 m, 15. February 2013 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1: Cox (1873: 402) [from copyright-free scan at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Lycaena acasta Cox, 1873 [original combination]

3.2. Synonyms

• Holochila anita Semper, [1879] [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Lycaena moerens Rosenstock, 1885 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Lycaena canescens Miskin, 1890 [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.3. Literature

• Original description: Cox, H. R. (1872-1873): Entomological Notes from South Australia. — The Entomologist 6: (109) 203-209, (115) 357 -359, (117) 401-402. London (Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.).