species 6,151 observations

Metallic Cerulean

Jamides alecto

Field notes

Jamides alecto, the metallic cerulean, is a small species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm but which crosses the Wallace line into the Australasian realm (Celebes). It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided