Jamides elpis

Jamides elpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. elpis
Binomial name
Jamides elpis
(Godart, [1824])[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus elpis Godart, [1824]
  • Lampides elpis ab. chinee Tytler, 1912
  • Lampides kondulana phaliga Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana sydra Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana baweana Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana gerra Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides pseudelpis Butler, 1879
  • Lampides atina Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana saunda Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana comeda Fruhstorfer, 1916
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]

The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.

  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.