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,^[2] from Cape York to south-eastern Queensland, as well as in the Northern Territory. It is also present on the Torres Strait Islands.

Jamides phaseli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. phaseli
Binomial name
Jamides phaseli (Mathew, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
Lampides phaseli Mathew, 1889 Lycaena oranigra Lucas, 1889