Jamides elpis

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Jamides elpis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. elpis
Binomial name
Jamides elpis
(Godart, [1824]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus elpisGodart, [1824]
  • Lampides elpis ab. chineeTytler, 1912
  • Lampides kondulana phaligaFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana sydraFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana baweanaFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana gerraFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides pseudelpisButler, 1879
  • Lampides atinaFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana saundaFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana comedaFruhstorfer, 1916
Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 - Glistening Cerulean Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 - Glistening Cerulean DSC 0260.jpg
Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 – Glistening Cerulean

Jamides elpis, the glistening cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [2]

Contents

The larvae feed on Lepisanthes , Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Godart, J. B. 1819–1824. In Latreille & Godart, Encyclopedie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes 9 (article Papillons) (1): 1–328; (2): 329–828. Paris.
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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