Chilades
Genus of butterflies
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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.
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| Jewel blues | |
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| 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]
- 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.
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