Chilades

Chilades, commonly called jewel blues,[1] is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[2] The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia.

Jewel blues
Chilades lajus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Chilades
Moore, [1881]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[3]

Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.

References

  1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. Chilades Moore, 1881. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
  3. Chilades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Media related to Chilades at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Chilades at Wikispecies


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