Candalides silicea is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is found in the Schouten Islands and Mefor Island in New Guinea.

Candalides silicea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Candalides
Species:
C. silicea
Binomial name
Candalides silicea
Synonyms
  • Holochila silicea Grose-Smith, 1894

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Candalides silicea (Grose-Smith, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.