Jamides elpis

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Jamides elpis, the glistening cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Beneath with almost purely white stripes; in eastern specimens these stripes beneath are very finely darkened with a whitish grey. The larger specimens belong to the rainy season, whilst those of the dry season are distinguished more by their small size than by a different colouring or marking.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Quick facts Glistening cerulean, Scientific classification ...
Glistening cerulean
Underside
Upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. elpis
Binomial name
Jamides elpis
(Godart, [1824])[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus elpis Godart, [1824]
  • Lampides elpis ab. chinee Tytler, 1912
  • Lampides kondulana phaliga Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana sydra Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana baweana Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana gerra Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides pseudelpis Butler, 1879
  • Lampides atina Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana saunda Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kondulana comeda Fruhstorfer, 1916
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Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 – Glistening Cerulean

The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.

Subspecies

  • Jamides elpis elpis (western Java)
  • Jamides elpis sydra (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (eastern Java)
  • Jamides elpis baweana (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Bawean)
  • Jamides elpis gerra (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Palawan)
  • Jamides elpis pseudelpis (Butler, 1879) (Burma, Thailand to Singapore)
  • Jamides elpis saunda (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Obi)
  • Jamides elpis comeda (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanahdjampea)

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