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Jewel blues
Chilades lajus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Chilades Moore,

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:

• Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901)
• 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, ) – lime blue
• Chilades naidina (Butler, )
• 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

• Chilades naidina
• Chilades eleusis
• Chilades lajus
• Chilades parrhasius

References

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

External links

• Media related to Chilades at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Chilades at Wikispecies

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