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Taxonomy of Genus Jamides Hübner, 1819
Ceruleans


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
193
15190
Genera
Species
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
155
13477
Genera
Species
GenusJamides
Hübner, 1819
Ceruleans
445Species
Subnodes of Jamides Hübner, 1819
SpeciesJamides abdul Distant, 1886
Abdul Cerulean
5Subspecies
SpeciesJamides adjita
SpeciesJamides aetherialis Butler, 1884
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides albipatula
SpeciesJamides albipatulus Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides alcas Felder & Felder, 1865
SpeciesJamides alecto C. Felder, 1860
Metallic Cerulean
16Subspecies
SpeciesJamides alectus
SpeciesJamides alenas Felder & Felder, 1865
6Subspecies
SpeciesJamides aleuas C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
Bright cerulean, White-banded Cerulean
9Subspecies
SpeciesJamides allectus Grose-Smith, 1894
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides alocina Swinhoe, 1915  ⇒ Jamides alecto alocina
SpeciesJamides alsietus Fruhstorfer, 1916
3Subspecies
SpeciesJamides amarange
SpeciesJamides amarauge Druce, 1891
Amarauge Cerulean, Shining Cerulean
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides amphissa
SpeciesJamides anops Doherty, 1891
SpeciesJamides arama Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides aratus Stoll, 1781
21Subspecies
SpeciesJamides areas H. H. Druce, 1891
SpeciesJamides argentina von Prittwitz, 1867
SpeciesJamides ariel Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides aritai H.Hayashi, 1976
3Subspecies
SpeciesJamides aruensis Pagenstecher, 1884
4Subspecies
SpeciesJamides astraptes
SpeciesJamides aurensis Eliot, 1978
SpeciesJamides ayrus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides batjanensis Röber, 1886
SpeciesJamides biru RIBBE, 1926
SpeciesJamides blairana Evans, 1925
SpeciesJamides bochus Stoll, 1782
Dark Cerulean, King cerulean
23Subspecies
SpeciesJamides boswelliana Distant, 1885
SpeciesJamides buruana Holland, 1900
SpeciesJamides butleri Rothschild, 1915
SpeciesJamides caelurea
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides caeno Riley, 1945
SpeciesJamides caerulea Druce, 1873
Royal Cerulean
SpeciesJamides caeruleus H. Druce, 1873
Royal Cerulean
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides caerulina Mathew, 1887
SpeciesJamides callistus Röber, 1886
5Subspecies
SpeciesJamides campanulata Butler, 1884  ⇒ Jamides candrena
SpeciesJamides candrena Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Fijian Blue
SpeciesJamides candrenus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869  ⇒ Jamides candrena
SpeciesJamides carissima Butler, 1876
Tongan Blue
3Subspecies
SpeciesJamides carola Grose-Smith, 1900  ⇒ Jamides cephion
SpeciesJamides carolina Toxopeus, 1929
SpeciesJamides celebica Eliot, 1969
SpeciesJamides celeno Cramer, 1775
Common Caerulean, Common Cerulean
24Subspecies
SpeciesJamides celerio Fabricius, 1777
SpeciesJamides celinus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides cephion H. H. Druce, 1891
SpeciesJamides claudia Waterhouse, 1914  ⇒ Jamides cyta
SpeciesJamides cleodus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
White Cerulean
7Subspecies
SpeciesJamides coeligena
SpeciesJamides corana
SpeciesJamides coritus Guérin-Méneville, 1831
3Subspecies
SpeciesJamides coruscans Moore, 1877
Ceylon Cerulean
SpeciesJamides cunilda Snellen, 1896  ⇒ Jamides virgulatus
Bright Blue Cerulean
6Subspecies
SpeciesJamides cyta Boisduval, 1832
Bordered Cerulean, Pale Cerulean
21Subspecies
SpeciesJamides cytus Boisduval ; Parsons, 1998  ⇒ Jamides cyta
Pale cerulean
SpeciesJamides demetrius
SpeciesJamides derrhis Fruhstorfer, 0
SpeciesJamides dinawa Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides djampeana Snellen, 1890
SpeciesJamides echelia
SpeciesJamides eclectus
SpeciesJamides elioti Hirowatari & Cassidy, 1994
Eliot´s Caerulean
SpeciesJamides elpinides Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides elpis Godart, 1824
Cardamom borer, Glistening Cerulean
5Subspecies
SpeciesJamides emetallicus
SpeciesJamides enganicus Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides epilectus Grose-Smith, 1897
SpeciesJamides espada Fruhstorfer, 1916
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides euchylas Hübner, 1819
11Subspecies
SpeciesJamides euchylus
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides evansi Riley & Corbet, 1938
SpeciesJamides eyria Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides ezeon Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides ferrari Evans, 1932
Ferrar'S Cerulean, Ferrar’s Cerulean
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides festivus Röber, 1886
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides fractilinea Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides fusca Evans, 1932
SpeciesJamides gamblea Swinhoe, 1916
SpeciesJamides gennadia Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides gloriel Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesJamides goodenovii Butler, 1876
SpeciesJamides grata Grose-Smith, 1895
SpeciesJamides halus Takanami, 1994
SpeciesJamides hamid Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides horsfieldi Toxopeus, 1929
SpeciesJamides howarthi Hayashi, 1976
SpeciesJamides hylas Cramer, 1782
SpeciesJamides ishigakianus Shirozu, 1953
SpeciesJamides jobiensis Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides juliana Van Eecke, 1914
SpeciesJamides jumaloni Hayashi, 1976
SpeciesJamides kankena C. Felder, 1862
Frosted Cerulean, Glistening Cerulean
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides kava Druce, 1892
SpeciesJamides kawazoei Hayashi, 1976  ⇒ Jamides alecto kawazoei
SpeciesJamides lacteata de Nicéville, 1895
Milky Cerulean
SpeciesJamides lakatti Corbet, 1940
SpeciesJamides lamax Boisduval, 1832  ⇒ Jamides cyta
Pale Cerulean
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides latimargus Snellen, 1878
SpeciesJamides lawasa Moulton, 1911
SpeciesJamides limes H. H. Druce, 1895
SpeciesJamides linifractus
SpeciesJamides lobelia Butler, 1884  ⇒ Jamides candrena
SpeciesJamides lucide de Nicéville, 1894
SpeciesJamides lugine H. H. Druce, 1895
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides lydanus Fruhstorfer, 1910
SpeciesJamides lyria
SpeciesJamides magana Corbet, 1940
SpeciesJamides malaccanus Röber, 1886
Malacca Cerulean
4Subspecies
SpeciesJamides malaguna RIBBE, 1899
SpeciesJamides margarita
SpeciesJamides masu Doherty, 1891
SpeciesJamides megana Corbet, 1940
SpeciesJamides mentawica Hagen, 1902
SpeciesJamides mimetica Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides mindanensis Hayashi, 1977
SpeciesJamides minna Riley & Corbet, 1938
SpeciesJamides minthe Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides morphoides Butler, 1884
SpeciesJamides nakamotoi Hayashi, 1977
SpeciesJamides natsumiae Hayashi, 1976
SpeciesJamides nausiphanes Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides nava Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides nemea Felder, 1860
SpeciesJamides nemophila Butler, 1876
Papuan Cerulean
4Subspecies
SpeciesJamides nemophilus Butler, 1876
SpeciesJamides nicevillei Evans, 1925
SpeciesJamides nitens Joicey & Talbot, 1916
SpeciesJamides nitidus Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides osiades Toxopeus, 0
SpeciesJamides paralectus
SpeciesJamides paramalaccanus Riley & Corbet, 1938
SpeciesJamides parasaturata Fruhstorfer, 1916
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides parasaturatus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Glassy Cerulean
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides parazebra Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides paulauensis
SpeciesJamides pemanggilensis Eliot, 1978
SpeciesJamides petunia Druce, 1887  ⇒ Jamides candrena
SpeciesJamides phaidon
SpeciesJamides phaseli Mathew, 1889
Bean flower caterpillar, Dark cerulean, Purple Cerulean
SpeciesJamides phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides philatus Snellen, 1878
Burmese Caerulean, Burmese Cerulean
6Subspecies
SpeciesJamides pholes Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides plumbeus Rothschild, 1915
SpeciesJamides poliamus Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides porphyris Holland, 1900
SpeciesJamides pseudaratus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides pseudosias Rothschild, 1915
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides pulcherrima Butler, 1884
SpeciesJamides pulchrior Grose-Smith, 1895
SpeciesJamides puloensis Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides pura Moore, 1886
White Cerulean
6Subspecies
SpeciesJamides purpura Evans, 1925
SpeciesJamides purpurata Grose-Smith, 1894
SpeciesJamides puti Riley, 1945
SpeciesJamides rajatus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides reverdini Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides roboris Esper, 1793
SpeciesJamides rothschildi
SpeciesJamides ruruturi Riley, 1929
SpeciesJamides rututui Riley, 0
SpeciesJamides ruvana Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides sabatus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides sandva Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides sarmice Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides sarsina Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides saturata Snellen, 1892
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides schatzi Röber, 1886
4Subspecies
SpeciesJamides seminiger Grose-Smith, 1895
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides setekwaensis Tite, 1960
SpeciesJamides siraha
SpeciesJamides snelleni Röber, 1886
Snellens Caerulean
SpeciesJamides soemias Druce, 1891
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides spec Druce, 1873
SpeciesJamides suidas C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides sumbanus Fruhstorfer, 0
SpeciesJamides sundara Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides susana d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesJamides taiwana Matsumura, 1919
SpeciesJamides talinga Kheil, 1884
Lesser Cerulean, Pugmy Cerulean
SpeciesJamides tamborana Grose-Smith, 1900
SpeciesJamides tenus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides tiglath
SpeciesJamides timon Grose-Smith, 1895
SpeciesJamides tissama Fruhstorfer, 1921
SpeciesJamides titei Tennent & Rawlins, 2012
SpeciesJamides tryphiodorus Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides tsukadai Takanami, 1994
SpeciesJamides umbriel Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides uniformis Rothschild, 1915
SpeciesJamides vaneeckei Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesJamides vasilia Müller, 2016
SpeciesJamides virgulatus H. H. Druce, 1895
Dusky Cerulean
1Subspecies
SpeciesJamides vuniya
SpeciesJamides waigeuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
SpeciesJamides walkeri H. H. Druce, 1892
Cook Islands Blue
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides wananga Wilson, Johnson & Lohman, 2021
2Subspecies
SpeciesJamides woodfordii Butler, 1884
SpeciesJamides yapa Fruhstorfer, 0
SpeciesJamides yehi Eliot, 1995
SpeciesJamides zebra Druce, 1895
Zebra Cerulean
6Subspecies
SpeciesJamides zebrina Fruhstorfer, 1916
SpeciesJamides zethus Hübner, 1816

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Jamides
EnglishCeruleans


Distribution of Jamides Hübner, 1819
Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Republic South Africa, Samoa, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam


Distribution on islands
Kai Islands, Langkawi, Obi Islands, Schouten Islands


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