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] |
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.
Listed alphabetically: [3]
Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.
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, [1881] |
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.
Listed alphabetically: [3]
Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.