Jamides caerulea

Royal cerulean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. caerulea
Binomial name
Jamides caerulea
Synonyms
  • Cupido caerulea H. Druce, 1873
  • Jamides caeruleus
  • Lampides bochides de Nicéville, 1891
  • Lampides kankena metallica Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kankena selvagia Fruhstorfer, 1915

Jamides caerulea, the royal cerulean, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1873. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]

  1. ^ Druce, H. 1873. A list of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 337–361, pls 32,33
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Jamides caerulea (Druce, 1873)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 29, 2019.