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Candalides Hübner 1819

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Candalidini

Introduction

An Australasian genus, ranging from the Lesser Sunda Islands to Australia.

Nomenclature

The generic names Holochila, Erina, Cyprotides and Microscena were employed by Tite (1963) in his revision of this group, but three of these were monotypic in his scheme, and subsequent authors have generally not considered his splitting to be well-supported.

Other Names for Candalides Hübner 1819

References

Common, I. F. B. & Waterhouse, D. F. 1981 Butterflies of Australia. East Melbourne: CSIRO Publications.

Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.

Tite, G. E. 1963 A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14: 199-259; 119 figs, 4 pls.

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Scientific Name Candalides xanthospilos
Location Basket Swamp NP, New South Wales, Australia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Yellow-spotted Blue
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Scientific Name Candalides cyprotus
Location Mt. Marlay, Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Copper Pencil-blue
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Copyright © 2008 Michael Jefferies
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