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 coerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. coerulea
Binomial name
Candalides coerulea
(Röber, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plebeius dimorphus var. coeruleus Röber, 1886
  • Holochila subrosea Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Holochila coerulea doreia Tite, 1963

Subspecies

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  • Candalides coerulea coerulea (Aru)
  • Candalides coerulea subrosea (Grose-Smith, 1894) (West Irian: Humboldt Bay)
  • Candalides coerulea doreia (Tite, 1963) (north-western West Irian, Mount Goliath)

References

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  1. ^ Candalides, funet.fi