Jamides phaseli
Species of butterfly
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Jamides phaseli, the dark cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gervase Frederick Mathew in 1889. It is found in north-eastern Australia,[2] from Cape York to south-eastern Queensland, as well as in the Northern Territory. It is also present on the Torres Strait Islands.
| Jamides phaseli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. phaseli |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides phaseli | |
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