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Candalides Hübner, [1819]

Candalides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (5): 73, TS: Rusticus xanthospilos Hübner
Erina Swainson, 1833; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (29): pl. 134, TS: Papilio erinus Fabricius
Holochila Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 12: 490, nota (repl. for Erina Swainson, 1833), TS: Papilio erinus Fabricius
Polycyma Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 12: 490 (invalid)
Polycyma Scott, 1890; (unavail.)
Cyprotides Tite, 1963
Microscena Tite, 1963

Candalides pruina Druce, 1904

West Irian - Papua. See [About maps] Candalides pruina Druce, 1904; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 13 (74): 140
Candalides pruina ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 42]; [BAUR, 365]

Candalides coerulea Röber, 1886²

-. See [About maps] coerulea Röber, 1886²; (Corresp. Bl. ent. Ver.) Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 1 (1): 62

C. c. coerulea

Aru Candalides coerulea coerulea ; [BAUR, 365 (text)]

C. c. doreia (Tite, 1963)

NW.West Irian, Mt. Goliath coerulea doreia (Tite, 1963) (Holochila); Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 14 (5): 210
Candalides coerulea doreia ; [BAUR, 365]

C. c. subrosea (Grose-Smith, 1894)

West Irian (Humboldt Bay) coerulea subrosea (Grose-Smith, 1894) (Holochila); Novit. zool. 1 (3): 580
Candalides coerulea subrosea ; [BAUR, 365]
Candalides subrosea ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 28]

Candalides neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, 1908²

S.New Guinea - SE.Papua. See [About maps] neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, 1908²; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 (1): 121
Candalides neurapacuna ; [BAUR, 365]

Candalides viriditincta Tite, 1963

West Irian (Weyalnd Mts., Snow Mts.). See [About maps] Candalides viriditincta Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 14 (5): 209
Candalides viriditincta ; [BAUR, 365]

Candalides grandissima Bethune-Baker, 1906²

-. See [About maps] grandissima Bethune-Baker, 1906²; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (97): 102
?grandissimi ; (spell.?)

C. g. grandissima

S.New Guinea - Papua grandis Bethune-Baker
Candalides grandissima grandissima ; [BAUR, 366]

C. g. morobea Wind & Clench, 1947

New Guinea (Morobe discrict) Candalides grandissima morobea Wind & Clench, 1947; Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 42: (1-16), TL: Wau, Morobe Dist., New Guinea
Candalides grandissima morobea ; [BAUR, 366 (text)]

Candalides margarita (Semper, [1879])

Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Holochila margarita Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 161, no. 75
Candalides margarita, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
marginata ; H.H. Druce, 1902, (missp.)
Candalides margarita ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 45 (text)]

Larva on Amyema congener, A. conspicuum, Amylotheca dictyophleba, Benthamina alyxifolia, Dendrophthoe vitellina, Muellerina celastroides, Cupaniopsis anacardioides K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. m. margarita

Australia (Cape York - Port Macquarie) Candalides margarita margarita ; [BAUR, 366]

Larva on Cuniopsis anacardioides [BAUR]

C. m. maria Bethune-Baker²

Aru, Misool, Waigeu, West Irian - Papua Candalides margarita maria ; [BAUR, 366 (text)]

Candalides gilberti Waterhouse, 1903

Australia (Darwin, Adelaide R., Melville I.). See [About maps] Candalides gilberti Waterhouse, 1903; Proc. linn. Soc. N.S.W. 28: 181
Candalides gilberti, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides gilberti ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 41 (text)]; [BAUR, 367]

Candalides tringa Grose-Smith, 1894²

West Irian. See [About maps] tringa Grose-Smith, 1894²; Novit. zool. 1 (3): 581
Candalides tringa ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 45]; [BAUR, 367]

Candalides helenita (Semper, [1879])

Australia. See [About maps] Holochila helenita Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 162, no. 76
Holochila androdus Miskin, 1890
Holochila subargentea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896
Candalides helenita, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides helenita ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 41]

Larva on Cryptocarya hypospodia, Glochidion ferdinandi, Brachychiton acerifolium K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. h. helenita

Australia (Cape York - Cairns) Candalides helenita helenita ; [BAUR, 367]

C. h. dimorpha Röber²

Waigeu, Misool, Jobi, West Irian - Papua? Candalides helenita dimorpha ; [BAUR, 367 (text)]

Candalides cuprea Röber, 1886²

W.West Irian. See [About maps] cuprea Röber, 1886²; (Corresp. Bl. ent. Ver.) Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 1 (1): 62
Candalides cuprea ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 35]; [BAUR, 367]

Candalides ardosiacea Tite, 1963

Aru, West Irian - Papua. See [About maps] Candalides ardosiacea Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 14 (5): 206
Candalides ardosiacea ; [BAUR, 367]

Candalides limbata Tite, 1963

West Irian (Snow Mts., Fak Fak). See [About maps] Candalides limbata Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 14 (5): 207
Candalides limbata ; [BAUR, 367]

Candalides absimilis (C. Felder, 1862)

Australia (Cairns - E.Victoria). See [About maps] Pencilled Blue
Holochila absimilis C. Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 12: 490
Candalides persimilis Waterhouse, 1942
Candalides absimilis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides absimilis ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 24, 26]
Candalides persimilis ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 24 (text)]
Candalides absimilis ; [BAUR, 366]

Larva on Flagellaria sp., Macadamia integrifolia, M. sp., Castanospermum australe, Erythrina sp., Millettia megasperma, Wisteria sp., Cassia fistula, Alectryon coriaceus, Brachychiton acerifolium, Cupaniopsis sp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942

AU. See [About maps] Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942; Rec. Aust. Mus. 21: 124
Candalides consimilis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides consimilis ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 24 (text)]

Larva on Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Lonicera sp., Alectryon coriaceus, Hedera helix, Polyscias elegans, P. sambucifolius K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. c. consimilis

Australia (Townsville - E.Victoria) Consimilis Blue
Candalides consimilis consimilis ; [BAUR, 366]

Larva on Alectryon coriaceus Common, 1964, [BAUR]

C. c. toza (Kerr, 1967)

Australia (Cape York, Claudie River) Holochila toza Kerr, 1967
Candalides consimilis toza ; [BAUR, 366 (text)]

C. c. goodingi Tindale, 1965

Australia (E.Victoria) Candalides goodingi Tindale, 1965
Candalides consimilis goodingi ; [BAUR, 366 (text)]

Candalides cyprotus (Olliff, 1886)

Australia. See [About maps] Chrysophanus cyprotus Olliff, 1886; Proc. linn. Soc. N.S.W. 10: 716
Candalides cyprotus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides cyprotus ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 36]

Larva on Jacksonia [BAUR], Conospermum taxifolium, Grevillea bracteosa, Jacksonia scoparia K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. c. cyprotus

New South Wales - W.Australia Cyprotus Blue
Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus
Holochila purpurea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897
Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus ; [BAUR, 376]

C. c. pallescens Tite, 1963²

S.Queensland cyprotus pallescens Tite, 1963²
Cyprotides pallescens Tite, 1963
Cyprotides cyprotus pallescens ; [BAUR, 376]

Candalides erinus (Fabricius, 1775)

-. See [About maps] Papilio erinus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 525
Lycaena bimaculosa Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.)
Lycaena bimaculosa Butler, 1870; (unavail.)
Holochila bimaculosa Miskin, 1891; (unavail.)
Candalides erinus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides erinus ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 38]
Erina erina ; [BAUR, 364]

Larva on Cassytha [BAUR], Cassytha filiformis K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. e. erinus

Australia (Darwin, Cape York - N.New South Wales) Small Dusky Blue
Polyommatus subpallidus Lucas, 1889
Erina erina erina ; [BAUR, 364]

C. e. timorensis Tite²

Timor, Wetar, Kissar, Letti group Erina erina timorensis ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

C. e. tualensis Röber²

Kai I. Erina erina tualensis ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

C. e. taamensis Tite²

Kur and Taam Erina erina taamensis ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

C. e. tenimberensis Tite²

Tanimbar group Erina erina tenimberensis ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

C. e. stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947

West Irian - S.New Guinea Candalides erinus stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947; Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 42: (1-16), TL: Way, Morobe Dist., New Guinea
Erina erina stevensi ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

C. e. sudesta Tite²

Tagula I. Erina erina sudesta ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]

Candalides geminus E.D. Edwards & Kerr, 1978

AU. See [About maps] Candalides geminus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Larva on Cassytha paniculata K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Candalides acasta (Cox, 1873)

S.Australia, Tasmania. See [About maps] Blotched Blue
Lycaena acasta Cox, 1873; Entomologist 6: 402
Holochila anita Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 163, no. 79
Lycaena moerens Rosenstock, 1885
Lycaena canescens Miskin, 1890
Candalides acasta, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
maerens ; Waterhouse, 1903, (missp.)
Candalides acastus ;
Candalides acasta ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 38 (text)]
Erina acasta ; [BAUR, 364]

Larva on Cassytha Common, 1964, [BAUR], Cassytha glabella, C. pubescens, C. sp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Candalides hyacinthina (Semper, [1879])

-. See [About maps] Holochila hyacinthina Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 162, no. 78
Holochila hyacinthina C. Felder, 1862; (unavail.)
Candalides hyacinthina, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides hyacintinus ;

Larva on Cassytha melantha, C. pubescens, C. sp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. h. hyacinthina

S.Queensland - C.Victoria, Grampians Common Dusky Blue
Erina hyacinthina hyacinthina
Polycyma cassythae Scott, 1890; (unavail.)
Candalides cassythae Couchman, 1962
Erina hyacinthina hyacinthina ; [BAUR, 364 (text)]
carythae ; Miskin, 1891, (missp.)

C. h. simplexa Tepper, 1882²

NW.Victoria, S.Australia, W.Australia Western Dusky Blue
hyacinthina simplexa Tepper, 1882²
Cupipo simplexa Tepper, 1882
Polyommatus cyanites Meyrick, 1888
Erina hyacinthina simplexa ; [BAUR, 364]

C. h. eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914²

Queensland (Port Stewart - Yeppoon) hyacinthina eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914²
Candalides eugenia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Erina hyacinthina eugenia ; [BAUR, 364]

C. h. eugenia Harris, 1952²

Stawell hyacinthina eugenia Harris, 1952²
Candalides josephina Harris, 1952
Erina hyacinthina eugenia ; [BAUR, 364 (hybrid?, text)]

Candalides heathi (Cox, 1873)

Australia. See [About maps] Lycaena heathi Cox, 1873; Entomologist 6: 402
Lycaena paradoxa Guest, 1882
Candalides heathi, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Candalides heathi ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 40]

Larva on Plantago, Pimelea, Eremophila, Westringia [BAUR], Pimelea sp., Westringia fruticosa, W. rigida, W. rosmarinifolius, Parahebe derwentiana, P. perfoliata, Eremophila longifolia, Myoporum acuminatum, M. deserti, Plantago lanceolata, P. spp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

C. h. heathi

C.Queensland (coastal) - W.Australia Rayed Blue
Microsema heathi heathi
Microsema heathi heathi ; [BAUR, 376]

C. h. alpina Waterhouse, 1928

Mt. Kosciusko, Brindabella Range Microsema heathi alpina ; [BAUR, 376 (text)]

C. h. doddi Burns, [1948]

New South Wales (Barrington Tops, Dorrigo) Microsema heathi doddi ; [BAUR, 376 (text)]

C. h. aerata (Montague, 1914)

W.Australia (Monte Bello I., Geraldton) Holophila aerata Montague, 1914
Microsema heathi aerata ; [BAUR, 376 (text)]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, 1906

New species of Lycaenidae from British New Guinea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (97): 100-104

Bethune-Baker, 1908

Descriptions of new species of butterflies of the division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 (1): 110-126

Druce, 1904

Descriptions of some Species of Lycaenidae from Borneo and New Guinea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 13 (74): 140-142

K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991

Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

Hübner, [1817]

Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 1 (1806 - [1819]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-4] (1807), [5-12] (1807-1809), [13-36] (1823-1824), pl. [1-2], [5-8], [12], [15], [29], [47] (1806), pl. [9], [11], [17], [21], [25-27], [32], [35], [43-44], [56], [60], [79], [102], [104], [116], [141], [148], [150-151], [155], [159], [200] (1807), pl. [19], [39], [57], [73], [82], [114], [157], [167], [170], [173], [187] (1807), pl. [3], [31], [37], [46], [54], [58], [62], [76], [84], [92], [95], [105], [112-113], [117], [137-138], [146], [154], [158], [180], [209] (1808), pl. [16], [28], [65], [89], [142], [160], [162], [166], [182], [188], [193] (1809), pl. [4], [22], [42], [53], [61], [88], [90], [97], [100], [107], [110], [118], [120], [140], [143], [149], [161], [171], [178], [184], [196], [202] (1809), pl. [10], [18], [30], [41], [51], [80], [144], [172], [189] (1810), pl. [36], [70], [87], [91], [101], [124], [129], [177], [183], [207], [210] (1811), pl. [20], [38], [45], [55], [85], [98], [103], [108], [136], [139], [152-153], [156], [163], [179], [186], [190], [205-206] (1812), pl. [13-14], [40], [48], [50], [67], [74], [86], [119], [121], [130], [135], [175-176], [197-199], [204-204], [212] (1813), pl. [72], [75], [77-78], [83], [93], [109], [111], [115], [128], [131], [165], [174], [194] (1813), pl. [24], [49], [52], [63-64], [66], [68-69], [71], [81], [123], [145], [181], [192] (1814), pl. [126], [132-134], [168] (1815), pl. [23], [96], [122], [125], [169], [195] (1816), pl. [33], [99], [127], [187], [185], [213] (1817), pl. [59], [106], [147], [164], [208], [211] (1818), pl. [34], [94], [191], [201] (1819), (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1819 - April 1823)

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Röber, 1886

Neue Tagschmetterlinge der indo-australischen Fauna (Corresp. Bl. ent. Ver.) Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 1 (1): 45-72, pl. 2-5

Semper, [1879]

Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 138-194, pls. 8-9

Swainson, 1833

Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series Zool. Illustr. (2) 1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829), 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830), 2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50, 2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55, 2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60, 2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65, 2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70, 2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75, 2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80, 2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831), 2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90, 2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832), 3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832), 3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101, 3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106, 3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111, 3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116, 3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121, 3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126, 3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131, 3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)

Tite, 1963

A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 14 (5): 197-259

Wind & Clench, 1947

New Indo-Australian Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 42: 1-16

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