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Dark Caerulean

Jamides bochus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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.

Distribution

Dang H, Huynh H, Phan T, Bui KT, Luong TT, Nguyen VH · CC BY
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