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Chilades Moore 1881

Lime Blues and Grass Jewels

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Polyommatini

Introduction

A widespread Old World genus, with representatives ranging from São Tomé (off west Africa) to Russia to India, the Philippines, Australia and the Solomon Islands. Division of the species by biogeography here probably does not reflect a natural division of the genus. Various authors subdivide Chilades into a number of smaller genera whose names are listed as synonyms here. Larvae feed on a variety of host plants, including cycads, and are attended by ants.

Other Names for Chilades Moore 1881

References

Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.

Corbet, A. S., Pendlebury, H. M. & Eliot, J. N. 1992 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

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

Tuzov, V. K., Bogdanov, P. V., Devyatkin, A. L., Kaabak, L. V., Korolev, V. A., Murzin, V. S., Samodurov, G. D. & Tarasov, E. A. 1997 Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Sofia: Pensoft.

Vane-Wright, R. I. & de Jong, R. 2003 The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.

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Scientific Name Chilades pandava
Location Thailand: Chiang Mai
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By John Moore
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Copyright © John Moore
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