Chilades
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Chilades, commonly called Jewel Blues, is a genus of butterflies
in the family Lycaenidae
.
The cleotas species-group:
The galba species-group:
The lajus species-group:
Incertae sedis
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
Listed alphabetically within groups.The cleotas species-group:
- Chilades boopis (Fruhstorfer, 1897)
- Chilades buruana (Holland, 1900)
- Chilades cleotas (Guérin-Méneville, [1831])
- Chilades mindora (C. & R. Felder, [1865])
- Chilades pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) – Plains Cupid
- Chilades peripatria Hsu, 1980
The galba species-group:
- Chilades contractaChilades contractaThe Small Cupid is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
(Butler, 1880) – Small Cupid - Chilades galba (Lederer, 1855) – Persian Grass Blue
- Chilades ella (Butler, 1881)
The lajus species-group:
- Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901)
- Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888)
- Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911)
- Chilades lajus or Chilades laiusChilades laiusThe Lime Blue is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.-Description:Wet-season brood Male has a bluish-purple upperside...
(Stoll, [1780]) – Lime Blue - Chilades minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Chilades naidina (Butler, [1886])
- Chilades parrhasiusChilades parrhasiusThe Indian Cupid is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
(Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Cupid - Chilades putli (Kollar, [1844]) – Eastern Grass Jewel
- Chilades sanctithomae (Sharpe, 1893)
- Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890)
- Chilades trochylus (Freyer, 1845) – Grass Jewel
Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
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- Chilades roemii Kalis, 1933
- Chilades saga[ Grose-Smith, 1895
- Chilades yunnanensis Watkins, 1927