Ferrar's cerulean | |
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Jamides ferrari in a collection of Lycaenidae from Malaya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Jamides |
Species: | J. ferrari
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Binomial name | |
Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932
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Jamides ferrari, commonly known as Ferrar's cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is named after Michael Lloyd Ferrar. The subspecies Jamides ferrari evansi Riley and Corbet, 1938, is found in Malaya.[1]