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 <small>(Butler, 1901)</small> [now viewed as a species of Euchrysops]
- Chilades eleusis <small>(Demaison, 1888)</small>
- Chilades elicola <small>(Strand, 1911)</small>
- Chilades evorae <small>Libert, Baliteau & Baliteau, 2011</small> - Cape Verde (Santo Antão)
- Chilades kedonga <small>(Grose-Smith, 1898)</small>
- Chilades lajus or Chilades laius <small>(Stoll, [1780])</small> â lime blue
- Chilades naidina <small>(Butler, [1886])</small>
- Chilades parrhasius <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> â Indian Cupid
- Chilades roemli <small>Kalis, 1933</small> Java
- Chilades saga <small>Grose-Smith, 1895</small> Timor
- Chilades serrula <small>(Mabille, 1890)</small>
- Chilades yunnanensis <small>Watkins, 1927</small> southwest China
Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.
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