Biology:Jamides coruscans

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Ceylon cerulean
CoruscansMoore1881LepCeylon.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

Wikidata ☰ Q55614911 entry