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

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

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 butterfly ...

. The species of this genus are found in the

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and in Australia.

Species

Listed alphabetically:''Chilades''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''

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Chilades lajus ''Chilades lajus'', the lime blue, is a small butterfly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hainan, Mangulam Island, Sulawesi and the Philippines that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Wet-season form: ...

'' or ''Chilades laius'' (Stoll,

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Chilades naidina ''Chilades naidina'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna, especially dry ''Acacia'' savanna. Both sexes are attracted to f ...

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Chilades parrhasius ''Chilades parrhasius'', the small Cupid, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Nepal,southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west Indi ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Cupid *''

Chilades roemli ''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically:Euchrysops">ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysop ...

'' Kalis, 1933 Java *''

Chilades saga ''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically:Euchrysops">ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysop ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1895 Timor *''

Chilades serrula ''Chilades serrula'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of ...

'' (Mabille, 1890) *''

Chilades yunnanensis ''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically:Euchrysops">ow viewed as a species of ''Euchrysop ...

'' Watkins, 1927 southwest China Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in ''Chilades'' have been moved to ''

Freyeria ''Freyeria'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Ludwig Georg Courvoisier in 1920. It currently includes three species: *''Freyeria putli'' (Kollar, 844 – eastern grass jewel – Ceylon, South India, northeast ...

'' and ''

Luthrodes ''Luthrodes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. Its species are found in Asia and in Oceania. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Luthrodes boopis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1897) Indonesia (Miso ...

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Gallery

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Chilades eleusis ''Chilades eleusis'', the sky-blue Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan and Egypt. The habitat con ...

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References

External links

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