Jamides caerulea
Species of butterfly
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Jamides caerulea, the royal cerulean, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1873. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2][3]
| Royal cerulean | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides caerulea | |
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Subspecies
- Jamides caerulea caerulea (Burma to Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo)
- Jamides caerulea metallica (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Java)
- Jamides caerulea selvagia (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Simalue)
