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Metallic Caerulean Butterfly (Female ovipositing)

Jamides alecto manilana

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Field Notes

Description:

Jamides alecto manilana Toxopeus, 1930, the Metallic Caerulean, is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Philippine distribution: Catanduanes, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Mindanao, Negros, Panay, Samar.

Habitat:

Backyard adjacent to an open space.

Notes:

Reference:
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/s…
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~Ey4y-TKNM/philframe.html

Reference Links:

Jamides alecto, Philippine Butterflies

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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