Jamides elpis explained

Jamides elpis, the glistening cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.

Subspecies

• Jamides elpis elpis (western Java)
• Jamides elpis sydra (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (eastern Java)
• Jamides elpis baweana (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Bawean)
• Jamides elpis gerra (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Palawan)
• Jamides elpis pseudelpis (Butler, 1879) (Burma, Thailand to Singapore)
• Jamides elpis saunda (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Obi)
• Jamides elpis comeda (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Tanahdjampea)

External links

• Jamides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]