Candalides helenita

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Candalidini
Genus: Candalides
Species: Candalides helenita
Subspecies: (2)
C. h. dimorphus – C. h. helenita

Candalides helenita, ♂, Australia, Ent. CSIRO.

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

Name

Candalides helenita (Semper, 1879).

Type locality: Australia, Cape York.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Cap. York, Dämel".

Synonymy

• Holochila helenita Semper, 1879: 162; Tite, 1963: 206.
• Plebeius dimorphus Röber, 1886: 62, pl. 4, figs 27, 28.
• Holochila androdus Miskin, 1890: 41. Cape York. Synonymy in Tite, 1963: 206.
• Holochila subargentea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896: 3, pl. 9, figs 9-10. Cape York.
• Candalides helenita helenita (Semper); Common & Waterhouse, 1981: 529; Parsons, 1998: 417, pl. 65, figs 1782-1784.

References

• Braby, Müller & Espeland, 2023. Four species in one: taxonomic revision of the Eirmocides helenita (Semper, 1879) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Australia and New Guinea. online 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. 
• Miskin, W.H. 1890. Descriptions of hitherto undescribed Australian Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) principally Lycaenidae. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 15(2): 29–43. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Röber, J., 1886. Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Austalischen Fauna. Correspondenz-blatt des Entomologischen Vereins "Iris" zu Dresden 1(3): 45-72, Pls. 2-5. Reference page. 
• Semper, G. 1879. Beitrag zur Rhopaloceranfauna von Australien. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 5: 138–194, 2 pls. Text, plates. 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. 

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