''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm.

Species

Listed alphabetically:''Jamides''
at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera * ''

Jamides abdul ''Jamides abdul'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1886. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of Sout ...

'' (Distant, 1886) * ''

Jamides aetherialis ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' (Butler, 1884) Moluccas, Raja Ampat Islands, Schouten Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Solomon Islands * ''

Jamides alecto ''Jamides alecto'', the metallic cerulean, is a small species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm but which crosses the Wallace line into the Australasian realm (Celebes). It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Cha ...

'' (Felder, 1860) – metallic cerulean (Ceylon, southern India, Sikkim, Burma, Malaysia, Ambon, Serang, Obi?, Bachan?, New Guinea) * ''

Jamides aleuas ''Jamides aleuas '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.Adalbert Seitz, Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterl ...

'' (C. & R. Felder,

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Jamides allectus ''Jamides allectus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is endemic to New Guinea (West Irian and New Ireland). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1894) * ''

Jamides alsietus ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Philippines * ''

Jamides amarauge ''Jamides amarauge'', the amarauge cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Pueraria lobata ''Pueraria mo ...

'' Druce, 1891 – amarauge cerulean (Darnley Island, Papua, New Guinea, West Irian?, Bougainville?, Shortlands, Gudalcanal, Florida Island) * ''

Jamides anops ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jami ...

'' (Doherty, 1891) Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Jamides aratus ''Jamides aratus'' is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, most of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and ...

'' (Stoll, 781 * ''

Jamides areas ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jami ...

'' (Druce, 1891) Solomon Islands * ''

Jamides aritai ''Jamides aritai'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Forewing length: 15–19 mm. It is found in the Philippines, Sulawesi and northern and central Maluku. Two subspecies are described: nominotypical subspecies ''J. r. aritai'' is di ...

'' Hayashi,

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Jamides aruensis ''Jamides aruensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1884. It is found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 Subs ...

'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) * ''

Jamides biru ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Jam ...

'' (Ribbe, 1926) Celebes * '' Jamides bochus'' (Stoll,

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– dark cerulean * ''

Jamides butleri ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Jam ...

'' (Rothschild, 1915) Obi Islands, Moluccas, Lease Islands, Gorong archipelago, Sula Islands, New Guinea * ''

Jamides caerulea ''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 S ...

'' (Druce, 1873) – royal cerulean (Assam, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, Java) * ''

Jamides callistus ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabeticall ...

'' (Röber, 1886) Philippines, Borneo * '' Jamides candrenus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) * '' Jamides carissima'' (Butler,

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New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands * '' Jamides celebica'' (Eliot, 1969) Sulawesi * ''

Jamides celeno ''Jamides celeno'', the common cerulean, is a small butterfly found in Indomalayan realm belonging to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Description Like many tropical butterflies, this sp ...

'' (Cramer,

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– common cerulean (Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, Malaya, Celebes) * ''

Jamides cephion ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' Druce, 1891 Solomon Islands * ''

Jamides cleodus ''Jamides cleodus'', the white cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1865. See also *List of butterflies of India *List of butterflies ...

'' (C. & R. Felder,

– white cerulean (Assam, Burma) * ''

Jamides coritus ''Jamides coritus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831. It is found in New Guinea. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 Subspecie ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1829) * '' Jamides coruscans'' (Moore, 1877) – Ceylon cerulean (Sri Lanka) * ''

Jamides cunilda ''Jamides virgulatus'' is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic provinc ...

'' (Snellen, 1896) * ''

Jamides cyta ''Jamides cyta'', the pale cerulean, is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found throughout South-east Asia, from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, as well as Queensland in Australia. The wingspan is about 3 ...

'' (Boisduval, 1832) − pale cerulean * ''

Jamides elioti ''Jamides elioti'' is a butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, ...

'' Hirowatari & Cassidy, 1994 – Eliot's caerulean (Sulawesi) * ''

Jamides elpis ''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 The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It e ...

'' (Godart,

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– glistening cerulean (Assam, Indochina, Malaya, Celebes, Timor, Wetar?, Kissar) * ''

Jamides epilectus ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1897) Fergusson Island * '' Jamides euchylas'' (Hübner,

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Seram, Ambon, Saparua, Geser * ''

Jamides ferrari ''Jamides ferrari'', the Ferrar's cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is named after Michael Lloyd Ferrar. The subspecies ''Jamides ferrari evansi'' Riley and Corbet, 1938. is found i ...

'' Evans, 1932 − Ferrar's cerulean * '' Jamides festivus'' (Röber, 1886) * '' Jamides fractilinea'' Tite, 1960 Sulawesi, Sula Island * ''

Jamides goodenovii ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Butler, 1876) Goodenough Island, Woodlark Island * '' Jamides halus'' Takanami, 1994 Sulawesi, Buru * ''

Jamides kankena ''Jamides kankena'', the glistening cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Wet-season brood. Male upperside: azure blue deepening in tint towards the apex of the forewing. Fore ...

'' (Felder, 1862) – glistening cerulean * '' Jamides lacteata'' (de Nicéville, 1895) – milky cerulean * ''

Jamides limes ''Jamides limes'' is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in ...

'' (Druce, 1895) * '' Jamides lucide'' de Nicéville, 1894 Sumatra, Borneo * '' Jamides lugine'' (Druce, 1895) * '' Jamides malaccanus'' (Röber, 1886) * ''

Jamides nemea ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Felder, 1860) = ''

nemea'' (Felder, 1860) * '' Jamides nemophilus'' (Butler, 1876) New Guinea, Fergusson, Goodenough, Trobriand, Darnley Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Rook Island * '' Jamides nitens'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) New Guinea * '' Jamides parasaturatus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) * ''

Jamides petunia ''Jamides candrena'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. It is found on Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the R ...

'' Druce, 1887 * ''

Jamides phaseli ''Jamides phaseli'', the dark cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gervase Frederick Mathew in 1889. It is found in north-eastern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sove ...

'' (Mathew, 1889) * '' Jamides philatus'' (Snellen, 1878) – Burmese caerulean * ''

Jamides pseudosias ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' (Rothschild, 1915) Halmahera, Bacan, Obi, Seram, Misool, Ambon, Sulawesi, Sula Islands, New Guinea * '' Jamides pulcherrima'' Butler, 1884 New Hebrides * '' Jamides puloensis'' Tite, 1960 Borneo * '' Jamides pura'' (Moore, 1886) – white cerulean * '' Jamides purpurata'' Grose-Smith, 1894 1894 New Guinea, Manam, Karkar, Fergusson, Tagula Islands * '' Jamides reverdini'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) New Guinea * ''

Jamides sabatus ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Philippines * ''

Jamides schatzi ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Röber, 1886) Halmahera, Ternate, Kayoa, Bacan, Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Philippines * '' Jamides seminiger'' Grose-Smith, 1895 Halmahera, Bacan, Obi, Buru, Seram, Ambon, Sula, Watubela Island, Kei Islands, Aru Islands * ''

Jamides snelleni ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''J ...

'' (Röber, 1886) – Snellen's cerulean (Celebes) * ''

Jamides soemias ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' Druce, 1891 Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, Shortlands, Florida Island, Malaita, New Britain, Dampier Island, Vulcan Island * ''

Jamides suidas ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * ''Jam ...

'' (C. & R. Felder,

Philippines * ''

Jamides talinga ''Jamides talinga'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil in 1884. It is found in the Indomalayan realm Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Gros ...

'' (Kheil, 1884) * '' Jamides tsukadai'' Takanami, 1994 Sulawesi * '' Jamides uniformis'' Rothschild, 1915 Admiralty Islands * ''

Jamides virgulatus ''Jamides virgulatus'' is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and Palawan. Taxonomy Seki et al. (1991), considered ''Jamides cunilda'' synonymous with ''J. virgulatus'' and this was followed by Eliot ( ...

'' (Druce, 1895) * ''

Jamides walkeri ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Jam ...

'' Druce, 1892 1892 "South Pacific Islands", Austral Island * ''

Jamides yehi ''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabeticall ...

'' Eliot, 1995 Malaya * ''

Jamides zebra ''Jamides zebra'' is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family Species description, first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in South-east Asia. Subspecies * ''J. z. zebra'' – (Borneo) * ''J. z. lakatti'' C ...

'' (Druce, 1895)

References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1762313 Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner