''Candalides'' is a large genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), 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 species of this genus are found in the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...
.
Species
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Candalides absimilis''
(C. Felder, 1862)
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Candalides acasta''
(Cox, 1873)
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Candalides afretta''
Parsons, 1986
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Candalides ardosiacea''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides biaka''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides coerulea''
(Röber, 1886)
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Candalides consimilis''
Waterhouse, 1942
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Candalides cuprea''
(Röber, 1886)
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Candalides cyprotus''
(Olliff, 1886)
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Candalides erinus''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Candalides geminus''
Edwards & Kerr, 1978
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Candalides gilberti''
Waterhouse, 1903
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Candalides grandissima''
Bethune-Baker, 1908
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Candalides heathi''
(Cox, 1873)
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Candalides helenita''
(Semper, 879
__NOTOC__
Year 879 ( DCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* April 10 – King Louis the Stammerer dies at Compiègne, after a reign of 18 months. He is succeeded by hi ...
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Candalides hyacinthina''
(Semper, 879
__NOTOC__
Year 879 ( DCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* April 10 – King Louis the Stammerer dies at Compiègne, after a reign of 18 months. He is succeeded by hi ...
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Candalides lamia''
(Grose-Smith, 1897)
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Candalides limbata''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides margarita''
(Semper, 879
__NOTOC__
Year 879 ( DCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* April 10 – King Louis the Stammerer dies at Compiègne, after a reign of 18 months. He is succeeded by hi ...
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Candalides meforensis''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides neurapacuna''
Bethune-Baker, 1908
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Candalides parsonsi''
Tennent, 2005
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Candalides pruina''
Druce, 1904
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Candalides riuensis''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides silicea''
(Grose-Smith, 1894)
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Candalides tringa''
(Grose-Smith, 1894)
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Candalides viriditincta''
(Tite, 1963)
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Candalides xanthospilos''
(Hübner, 817
__NOTOC__
Year 817 ( DCCCXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Emperor Louis I issues an ''Ordinatio Imperii'', an imperial decree that lays out plans for an orderl ...
External links
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"''Candalides'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
"''Candalides'' Hübner 1819"species list and images at Tree of Life web project
Candalidini
Lycaenidae genera
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