Jamides alecto
| Metallic Cerulean | |
|---|---|
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| at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. alecto |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides alecto (C. Felder 1860) | |
The Metallic Cerulean (Jamides alecto) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies. 2nd ed. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka): A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac & Punetha, J. C. (1992). Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1994). Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2005). Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Jamides alecto |
- Asahi—Correctly determined photos of J. alecto from the Philippines