| Candalides afretta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Candalides |
| Species: | C. afretta |
| Binomial name | |
| Candalides afretta Parsons, 1986 [1] | |
Candalides afretta is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Parsons in 1986. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [2]
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. It is the world's third largest island country with 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
Candalides is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Philiris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm. Philiris was erected by Julius Röber in 1891. It is a speciose genus; Tite decided on 56 species, Sands added 11 species and placed the taxa into 21 species groups (broadly accepted by Parsons Most species are on New Guinea.Tite considered Philiris and Candalides Hübner, 1819 to be sisters. Eliot placed Philiris in Luciini Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914,
Candalides acasta, the blotched blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
Candalides hyacinthina, the varied dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.
Candalides cyprotus, the cyprotus blue or copper pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.
Candalides helenita, the shining pencil-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.
Candalides grandissima is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Candalides neurapacuna is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from southern New Guinea to south-eastern Papua New Guinea.
Candalides ardosiacea is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gerald Edward Tite in 1963. It is found on the Aru Islands and from West Irian to Papua New Guinea.
Candalides viriditincta is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gerald Edward Tite in 1963. It is found in West Irian.
Candalides lamia is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1897. It is found in Papua New Guinea on Fergusson Island and Goodenough Island.
Candalides coerulea is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Röber in 1886. It is found on the Aru Islands and in West Irian.
Candalides consimilis, the consimilis blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gustavus Athol Waterhouse in 1942. It is found in Australia.
Candalides margarita, or Margarita's blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1879. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.
Candalides pruina is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Druce in 1904. It is found from West Irian to Papua New Guinea.
Candalides parsonsi is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by W. John Tennent in 2005. It is found on Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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