''Candalides'' is a large genus of butterflies 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.

Species

*'' Candalides absimilis'' (C. Felder, 1862) *'' Candalides acasta'' (Cox, 1873) *'' Candalides afretta'' Parsons, 1986 *'' Candalides ardosiacea'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides biaka'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides coerulea'' (Röber, 1886) *'' Candalides consimilis'' Waterhouse, 1942 *'' Candalides cuprea'' (Röber, 1886) *'' Candalides cyprotus'' (Olliff, 1886) *'' Candalides erinus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Candalides geminus'' Edwards & Kerr, 1978 *'' Candalides gilberti'' Waterhouse, 1903 *'' Candalides grandissima'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Candalides heathi'' (Cox, 1873) *'' Candalides helenita'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides hyacinthina'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides lamia'' (Grose-Smith, 1897) *'' Candalides limbata'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides margarita'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides meforensis'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides neurapacuna'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Candalides parsonsi'' Tennent, 2005 *'' Candalides pruina'' Druce, 1904 *'' Candalides riuensis'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides silicea'' (Grose-Smith, 1894) *'' Candalides tringa'' (Grose-Smith, 1894) *'' Candalides viriditincta'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides xanthospilos'' (Hübner, 817

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 {{Polyommatinae-stub