Gaeides

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Gaeides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Gaeides
Scudder, 1876
Species

2 species (see text)

Gaeides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. [1] [2] Some sources treat is as a synonym of Lycaena . [3] [4]

Species

There are currently two recognised species: [1] [2]

Gaeides dione includes Gaeides dione gibboni(Gunder, 1927) as a subspecies. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gaeides Scudder, 1876". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Gaeides Scudder, 1876". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.330. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Genus Lycaena". Bug Guide. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lycaena Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gaeides dione gibboni (Gunder, 1927)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.330. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.


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