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.^[2]

Glistening cerulean
Underside
Upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. elpis
Binomial name
Jamides elpis (Godart, [1824])[1]
Synonyms
Polyommatus elpis Godart, [1824] Lampides elpis ab. chinee Tytler, 1912 Lampides kondulana phaliga Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides kondulana sydra Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides kondulana baweana Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides kondulana gerra Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides pseudelpis Butler, 1879 Lampides atina Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides kondulana saunda Fruhstorfer, 1916 Lampides kondulana comeda Fruhstorfer, 1916

Close wing position of Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 – Glistening Cerulean

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)