Chilades Explained
Chilades, commonly called jewel blues,[1] is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901) [now viewed as a species of ''[[Euchrysops]]]
- Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
- Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
- Chilades evorae Libert, Baliteau & Baliteau, 2011 - Cape Verde (Santo Antão)
- Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898)
- Chilades lajus or Chilades laius (Stoll, [1780]) – lime blue
- Chilades naidina (Butler, [1886])
- Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Cupid
- Chilades roemli Kalis, 1933 Java
- Chilades saga Grose-Smith, 1895 Timor
- Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890)
- Chilades yunnanensis Watkins, 1927 southwest China
Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.
Notes and References
- Book: Woodhall, Steve . Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . 2005 . Cape Town, South Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-724-7 .
- http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/chilades/index.html Chilades