''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of

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in the family

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. The species of this genus are found in the

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and in

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Species

Listed alphabetically:''Chilades''
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– lime blue *'' Chilades naidina'' (Butler,

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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

* * Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Polyommatini-stub