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. Beneath with almost purely white stripes; in eastern specimens these stripes beneath are very finely darkened with a whitish grey. The larger specimens belong to the rainy season, whilst those of the dry season are distinguished more by their small size than by a different colouring or marking.
The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.
Subspecies
- Jamides elpis elpis (western Java)
- Jamides elpis sydra <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small> (eastern Java)
- Jamides elpis baweana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small> (Bawean)
- Jamides elpis gerra <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small> (Palawan)
- Jamides elpis pseudelpis <small>(Butler, 1879)</small> (Burma, Thailand to Singapore)
- Jamides elpis saunda <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small> (Obi)
- Jamides elpis comeda <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small> (Tanahdjampea)
References
External links
- Jamides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms