Dark Caerulean
Jamides bochus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
Jamides bochus, the dark cerulean, is a small butterfly found in Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. Description Male upperside, forewing: velvety jet black; base deep blue, beautifully metallic and shining, measured on the dorsum this colour occupies three-fourths of its length from base, its outer margin then curves upwards just past the apex of the cell, enters into the bases of interspaces 10, 11 and 12 and fills the whole of the cell.
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La Isla de Navidad, oficialmente administrada como Territorio de la Isla de Navidad (en inglés: Territory of Christmas Island ), es un territorio externo de Australia sin autogobierno en el océano Índico, a 2360 kilómetros al noroeste de Perth, en el estado de Australia Occidental, a 360 kilómetros al sur de Yakarta, la capital de Indonesia y a 975 kilómetros de las Islas Cocos. En la isla viven unas 1500 personas, divididas en poblados en el extremo septentrional de la misma. Los asentamientos se llaman: Silver City, Kampong, Poon Saan y Drumsite.
Distribution
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