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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.

Subspecies

• Jamides caerulea caerulea (Burma to Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo)
• Jamides caerulea metallica (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Java)
• Jamides caerulea selvagia (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Simalue)

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

1. Druce, H. 1873. A list of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 337–361, pls 32,33
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
3. Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Jamides caerulea (Druce, 1873)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

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