Jamides coruscans

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Ceylon cerulean
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. coruscans
Binomial name
Jamides coruscans
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lampides coruscans Moore, 1877
  • Jamides coruscans (Moore) Hirowatari, 1992

Jamides coruscans, the Ceylon cerulean, is a small butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[1]

Description

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Wingspan is about 25–30 mm.[2] Larval host plant is Humboldtia laurifolia.[3]

References

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