Candalides parsonsi

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Candalides parsonsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. parsonsi
Binomial name
Candalides parsonsi
Tennent, 2005 [1]

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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References

  1. Tennent, W.J. 2005: A new Candalides (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the D'Entrecasteux island group (Papua New Guinea). Futao49: 2-3.