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

butterflies 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, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the family

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. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

and the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea an ...

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 Cerulean (), also spelled caerulean, is a shade of blue ranging between azure and a darker sky blue. The first recorded use of ''cerulean'' as a colour name in English was in 1590. The word is derived from the Latin word '' caeruleus'', "d ...

(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, 865 * ''

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'' Druce, 1891 – amarauge cerulean (Darnley Island, Papua, New Guinea, West Irian?, Bougainville?, Shortlands, Gudalcanal, Florida Island) * '' Jamides anops'' (Doherty, 1891) Lesser Sunda Islands * '' Jamides aratus'' (Stoll, 781 * '' Jamides areas'' (Druce, 1891) Solomon Islands * '' Jamides aritai'' Hayashi,

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/small> * '' Jamides aruensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) * '' Jamides biru'' (Ribbe, 1926) Celebes * '' Jamides bochus'' (Stoll,

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– dark cerulean * '' Jamides butleri'' (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'' (Röber, 1886) Philippines, Borneo * '' Jamides candrenus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) * '' Jamides carissima'' (Butler, 876 New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands * '' Jamides celebica'' (Eliot, 1969) Sulawesi * '' Jamides celeno'' (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, 865 – 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'' (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, 824 – 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Jamides lugine'' is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British ...

'' (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 ''Jamides pura'', the white cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepi ...

'' (Moore, 1886) – white cerulean * '' Jamides purpurata'' Grose-Smith, 1894 1894 New Guinea, Manam, Karkar, Fergusson, Tagula Islands * ''

Jamides reverdini ''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, 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, 865 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'' (Druce, 1895) * '' Jamides walkeri'' Druce, 1892 1892 "South Pacific Islands", Austral Island * '' Jamides yehi'' Eliot, 1995 Malaya * '' Jamides zebra'' (Druce, 1895)

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