Jamides kankena

Glistening cerulean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. kankena
Binomial name
Jamides kankena
(C. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena kankena Felder, 1862
  • Lampides kankena (Felder, 1862)

Jamides kankena, the glistening cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.