Jamides coruscans
Appearance
Ceylon cerulean | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Jamides |
Species: | J. coruscans
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Binomial name | |
Jamides coruscans (Moore, 1877)
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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
- ^ "Endemic Butterfly Species of Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Species Database - CHM Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Cerulean - Hela Seruliya". Wild Reach. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Cerulean/Ceylon Cerulean (Jamides coruscans)". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.