''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of
butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf ...
. The species of this genus are found in the
Old World and in
Australia.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
''Chilades''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*'' Chilades alberta'' (Butler, 1901) ow_viewed_as_a_species_of_''Euchrysops''.html" ;"title="Euchrysops.html" ;"title="ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysops">ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysops''">Euchrysops.html" ;"title="ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysops">ow 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, 780 – lime blue
*'' Chilades naidina'' (Butler, 886
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Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* March – A wide-ranging conspiracy against Emperor Basil I, led by John Kourkouas, is uncovered.
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*'' 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''.
Gallery
NaidinaButler1886.JPG, '' Chilades naidina''
PharaonisStgr1894.JPG, '' Chilades eleusis''
Andaman68 limeblue (7999671050).jpg, '' Chilades lajus''
Small cupid IMG 4451.jpg, '' Chilades parrhasius''
References
External links
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Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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