Candalides is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.

Candalides
Candalides hyacinthina sitting on a bay bean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Cyprotides Tite, 1963
  • Erina Swainson, 1833
  • Holochila C.Felder, 1862
  • Microscena Tite, 1963
  • Polycyma Felder, 1862 (invalid)
  • Polycyma Scott, 1890 (unavailable)

Species

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