Candalides grandissima

Candalides grandissima is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea.

Candalides grandissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Candalides
Species:
C. grandissima
Binomial name
Candalides grandissima
Synonyms
  • Candalides grandis Bethune-Baker, 1906

Subspecies
  • Candalides grandissima grandissima (southern New Guinea to Papua New Guinea)
  • Candalides grandissima morobea Wind & Clench, 1947 (New Guinea: Morobe district)

References
  1. Candalides at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera


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