Jamides coruscans
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| Ceylon cerulean | |
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| File:CoruscansMoore1881LepCeylon.JPG | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. coruscans
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| Binomial name | |
| Jamides coruscans (Moore, 1877)
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Jamides coruscans, the Ceylon cerulean, is a small butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Wingspan is about 25–30 mm.[2] Larval host plant is Humboldtia laurifolia.[3]
References
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