Chilades
# 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

Following recent molecular studies, several species that were previously included in Chilades have been moved to Freyeria and Luthrodes.

## Gallery

* Chilades naidina
* Chilades eleusis
* Chilades lajus
* Chilades parrhasius
