Candalides pruina

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 pruina

Name

Candalides pruina Druce, H. H., 1904.

Type locality: Papua New Guinea.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Upp. Aroa R., Brit. N. G., Febr. 03 (Meek)".

Synonymy

• Candalides pruina Druce, 1904: 140; Joicey & Talbot, 1916: 81, Wandammen Mts., ♀ Neallotype; Parsons, 1998: 418, pl. 65, figs 1807-1809.
• Holochila pruina (Druce); Tite, 1963: 208, text fig. 31.

References

• Druce, H.H. 1904. Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from Borneo and New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 13: 140–142. BHL. Reference page. 
• Joicey, J. J. and Talbot, G., 1916. New lepidoptera from Dutch New Guinea. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 8(17): 68-90, 4 pls. BHL text. plates. 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.