Chilades
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.
| Jewel blues | |
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| Chilades lajus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| 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.
References
    
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
 - Chilades Moore, 1881. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
 - Chilades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
 
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