Candalides silicea

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Candalidini
Genus: Candalides
Species: Candalides silicea

Name

Candalides silicea ([{a|Henley Grose-Smith|Grose-Smith}}, 1894).

Type locality: Indonesia, West Papua, Schouten Is.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Schouten Is., Biak".

Synonymy

• Holochila silicea Grose-Smith, 1894: 580; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896: 2, pl. 9, figs 6-7; Tite, 1963: 207.
• Candalides silicea (Grose-Smith); Parsons, 1998: 672.

References

• Grose-Smith, H., 1894. An account of a collection of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Doherty at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea... Novitates zoologicae. 1: Pt. 1: 331–365; Pt. 2: 543–551; Pt. 3: 571–583. 1; 2; 3. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page.