Jamides coruscans

Ceylon cerulean
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Jamides
Species: J. coruscans
Binomial name
Jamides coruscans
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lampides coruscans Moore, 1877
  • Jamides coruscans (Moore) Hirowatari, 1992

Jamides coruscans, the Ceylon cerulean, is a small butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 25-30 mm.[2] Larval host plant is Humboldtia laurifolia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Endemic Butterfly Species of Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Species Database - CHM Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lankan Cerulean - Hela Seruliya". Wild Reach. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lankan Cerulean/Ceylon Cerulean (Jamides coruscans)". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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