Will they visit?: Two-Spotted Line-Blues frequently visit home gardens
Natural Distribution: Common and widespread throughout the South West and Perth region
Two-Spotted Line-Blue – (CC)Euan Moore. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia License (Atlas of Living Australia)
Two-Spotted Line-Blue – (CC)Michael Jefferies. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia License (Atlas of Living Australia)
Two-Spotted Line-Blue – (CC)Simono. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia License (Atlas of Living Australia)
Two-Spotted Line-Blue – (CC)Reiner Richter. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia License (Atlas of Living Australia)
Habitat at a Glance
See Habitat Guide for more detail
Shelter: Sunny positions around the garden
Diet: Adults feed on nectar, caterpillars feed on foliage of wattles
Water: Not required
ReWild Benefit: Pollinator
Habitat Guide - Shelter
Natural Shelter
Two-Spotted Line-Blues as fast flying butterflies and often rest atop ground covers, small shrubs, and clumping grasses. They have a mutualistic relationship with native ants who care for the caterpillars in return for honeydew (a sweet secretion produced by the caterpillars).
Novel Shelter
Not required.
Habitat Guide - Food and Water
Providing natural sources of food
Two-Spotted Line-Blues feed on the nectar on many species of plants with a particular fondness of daisies and annuals. The caterpillars are much more specialised and primarily feed on the foliage of wattles. The caterpillars can will change colour depending on the species of wattle they are feeding on.
Avoid commercial non-native seeds advertised for butterflies. These plants are usually unsuitable for our native butterflies to breed on – and have the potential to become serious weeds.
Providing sources of water
Not required.
ReWild Benefits
Two-Spotted Line-Blues are pollinators and help connect biodiversity across the landscape. If you see them around your garden, you can record your sighting on Atlas of Living Australia!
