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Species of butterfly

Jamides elpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species: J. elpis
Binomial name
Jamides elpis
(Godart, )
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus elpis Godart,
  • 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
Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 – Glistening Cerulean

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.

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)

References

  1. Godart, J. B. 1819–1824. In Latreille & Godart, Encyclopedie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes 9 (article Papillons) (1): 1–328; (2): 329–828. Paris.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

External links

  • Jamides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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