Taxonomy of Genus Candalides Hübner, 1819
Dusky blues, Pencil blues
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 193
15190 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Candalidini
Eliot, 1973
| 11
353 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Candalides
Hübner, 1819
Dusky blues, Pencil blues | 180 | Species |
Subnodes of Candalides Hübner, 1819 | Species | Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862
Common Pencil-blue, Common Pencilled-blue, Pencilled Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873
Blotched Blue, Blotched Dusky-blue | | | | Species | Candalides acastus Cox, 1873
| | | | Species | Candalides aerata
| | | | Species | Candalides afretta Parsons, 1986
| | | | Species | Candalides agatha
| | | | Species | Candalides albiplaga Joicey & Talbot, 1916
| | | | Species | Candalides albosericea
Satin Opal | | | | Species | Candalides alpina Waterhouse, 1928
| | | | Species | Candalides amblypodina Röber, 1926
| | | | Species | Candalides angabunga Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides anita Semper, 1879 ⇒ Candalides acastus
| | | | Species | Candalides ardosiacea Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides arfaki Bethune-Baker, 1909
| | | | Species | Candalides argenteus Rothschild, 1916
| | | | Species | Candalides aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908 ⇒ Philiris albihumerata
| | | | Species | Candalides aurelia
| | | | Species | Candalides azula
| | | | Species | Candalides biaka Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides bimaculosa Butler, 1870
| | | | Species | Candalides birou
| | | | Species | Candalides blackburni
| | | | Species | Candalides butleri
| | | | Species | Candalides byzos Boisduval, 1832
| | | | Species | Candalides caerulea Röber, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides caesia d'Apice & Miller, 1992
| | | | Species | Candalides canescans Miskin, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides carythae Miskin, 1891
| | | | Species | Candalides cassythae Couchman, 1962
| | | | Species | Candalides cilicea Grose-Smith, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides cineraceus Joicey & Talbot, 1917
| | | | Species | Candalides coerulea Röber, 1886
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides coeruleus {Röber, 1886
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942
Consimilis Blue, Dark Pencilled-blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides cuasta
| | | | Species | Candalides cuprea Röber, 1886
| | | | Species | Candalides cupreus Röber, 1886
| | | | Species | Candalides cyana Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886
Copper Pencilled-blue, Cyprotus Blue | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides decolorata Fruhstorfer, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides delospila Waterhouse, 1903 ⇒ Zetona delospila
Clear-spotted Blue, Ord River Blue, Satin Blue | | | | Species | Candalides diana
| | | | Species | Candalides dimorpha
| | | | Species | Candalides dimorphus Röber, 1886
| | | | Species | Candalides dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides doddi Burns, 1948
| | | | Species | Candalides doreia
| | | | Species | Candalides dubitata
| | | | Species | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775
Small Dusky Blue, Small Dusky-blue | 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides eugenia
| | | | Species | Candalides eyanites
| | | | Species | Candalides fulgens
| | | | Species | Candalides geminus Edwards & Kerr, 1978
Geminus Blue, Large Dusky-blue, Twin dusky-blue | | | | Species | Candalides germinus
| | | | Species | Candalides gilberti Waterhouse, 1903
Gilbert´s blue, Northern Pencil-blue | | | | Species | Candalides gloriosa Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides grandis Bethune-Baker, 1906 ⇒ Candalides grandissima
| | | | Species | Candalides grandissima Bethune-Baker, 1908
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides griseldis
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides harterti
| | | | Species | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873
Rayed Blue | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides heathii
| | | | Species | Candalides helenita Semper, 1879
Helenita blue, Shining Pencil-blue, Shining Pencilled-blue | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides hemileuca Jordan, 1930
| | | | Species | Candalides hubneri Boisduval, 1832
| | | | Species | Candalides hubnerii Godart, 1823 ⇒ Candalides xanthospilos
| | | | Species | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879
Common Dusky Blue, Common dusky-blue, Varied Dusky-blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides hyacinthinus Semper, 1879
Common Dusky Blue, Common Dusky Blue butterfly | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides hypoxantha Röber, 1926
| | | | Species | Candalides ignobilis Joicey & Talbot, 1916
| | | | Species | Candalides ilias Felder, 1874
| | | | Species | Candalides innotatus
| | | | Species | Candalides insanea Müller, 2013
| | | | Species | Candalides intensa
| | | | Species | Candalides kamerungae
| | | | Species | Candalides kiriwina Fruhstorfer, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides kunupiensis Wind & Clench, 1947
| | | | Species | Candalides kurandae
| | | | Species | Candalides lamia Grose-Smith, 1897
| | | | Species | Candalides limbata Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides lucescens
| | | | Species | Candalides maerens Waterhouse, 1903
| | | | Species | Candalides margarita Semper, 1879
Gilbert´s Blue, Margarita´s Blue, Trident Pencilled-blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Candalides marginata Druce, 1902
| | | | Species | Candalides maria Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides maysi
| | | | Species | Candalides meeki Bethune-Baker, 1906
| | | | Species | Candalides meforensis Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides meneia Druce, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides meurapakuna Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides moera Rosenstock, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides moira
| | | | Species | Candalides morobea Wind & Clench, 1947
| | | | Species | Candalides neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides nitens
| | | | Species | Candalides noelkeri Braby & Douglas, 2004
Golden Rayed Blue, Golden Rayed Blue Butterfly | | | | Species | Candalides ogasawarensis
| | | | Species | Candalides oreas
| | | | Species | Candalides owgarra Bethune-Baker, 1906
| | | | Species | Candalides parsonsi Tennent, 2005
| | | | Species | Candalides parvifascia Rothschild, 1915
| | | | Species | Candalides persimilis Waterhouse, 1942 ⇒ Candalides absimilis
| | | | Species | Candalides philotas
| | | | Species | Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides pruina Druce, H. H., 1904
| | | | Species | Candalides pulchella Swainson, 1832 ⇒ Candalides xanthospilos
| | | | Species | Candalides purpurea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 ⇒ Candalides cyprotus
| | | | Species | Candalides refusa
| | | | Species | Candalides regina
| | | | Species | Candalides riuensis Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides satis
| | | | Species | Candalides sepicana Strand, 1913
| | | | Species | Candalides septentrionalis
| | | | Species | Candalides silicea Grose-Smith, 1894
| | | | Species | Candalides simplexa
| | | | Species | Candalides sisicea Grose-Smith, 1894
| | | | Species | Candalides speirion
| | | | Species | Candalides stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947
| | | | Species | Candalides subargentea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896
| | | | Species | Candalides sublutea Bethune-Baker, 1906
| | | | Species | Candalides subrasea Grose-Smith, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides subrosea
| | | | Species | Candalides translucens Lucas, 1891
| | | | Species | Candalides tringa Grose-Smith, 1894
| | | | Species | Candalides unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
| | | | Species | Candalides urumelia Tindale, 1922
| | | | Species | Candalides vicina
| | | | Species | Candalides violetta Röber, 1926
| | | | Species | Candalides viriditincta Tite, 1963
| | | | Species | Candalides wilkinsi Riley, 1928
| | | | Species | Candalides xanthospila
| | | | Species | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817
Yellow Spot Blue, Yellow-spot Blue, Yellow-spotted Blue | | | | Species | Candalides zadne
| | | | Species | Candalides zeta Grose-Smith, 0
| | | | Species | Candalides zita Grose-Smith, 1895
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Candalides | English | Dusky blues, Pencil blues |
Distribution of Candalides Hübner, 1819 Angola, Australia, East Timor, Fiji, Gabon, Iceland, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, USA, Vanuatu
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