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Common Caerulean

Jamides celeno

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno) is a small butterfly found in India belonging to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Like many tropical butterflies, this species shows seasonal polyphenism, with the appearance differing between adults according to the season. Wikipedia

Habitat:

In the part of my garden with low shrubs and cow grass tussocks, Tamil Nadu, India

Species ID Suggestions

Common Caerulean

Jamides celeno CRAMER, 1775

Comments (1)

thanks Rubens, that looks like a match. It's very much like this one... very confusing, this naming business http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8907644

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