Jamides caerulea

Royal cerulean
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. caerulea
Binomial name
Jamides caerulea
(H. Druce 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cupido caerulea H. Druce, 1873
  • Jamides caeruleus
  • Lampides bochides de Nicéville, 1891
  • Lampides kankena metallica Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lampides kankena selvagia Fruhstorfer, 1915

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.

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