Jamides coruscans

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

Ceylon cerulean
Scientific classification
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

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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