Chilades

Chilades, commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia.

==Species== Listed alphabetically: Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901) [now viewed as a species of Euchrysops] Chilades eleusis (Demaison, 1888) Chilades elicola (Strand, 1911) Chilades evorae Libert, Baliteau & Baliteau, 2011 - Cape Verde (Santo Antão) Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) Chilades lajus or Chilades laius (Stoll, [1780]) – lime blue Chilades naidina (Butler, [1886]) Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Cupid Chilades roemli Kalis, 1933 Java Chilades saga Grose-Smith, 1895 Timor Chilades serrula (Mabille, 1890) Chilades yunnanensis Watkins, 1927 southwest China