Candalides erinus, Ent CSIRO image.

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Candalidini
Genus: Candalides
Species: Candalides erinus
Subspecies: (8)
C. e. erinus – C. e. stevensi – C. e. sudesta – C. e. sumbensis – C. e. taamensis – C. e. tenimberensis – C. e. timorensis – C. e. tualensis

Name

Candalides erinus (Fabricius, 1775).

Type locality: "Nova Hollandia" = Australia, see Parsons, 1998: 419.

Holotype: not located.

References

• Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page. 
• Lucas, T.P. 1889. New species of Queensland butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 6: 117–119, plate 6. BHL Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: 1–766; 767–1201, pls 1–175. 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. 
• Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is that? 291pp., 34 pls. Sydney. Reference page. 

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