Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Jamides
Jamides celeno (Cramer, [1775]) – Common Cerulean
Subspecies in India:
(1) Jamides celeno celeno (Cramer, [1775]) – Oriental Common Cerulean
(2) Jamides celeno blairana Evans, 1925 – Andaman Common Cerulean
(3) Jamides celeno kinkurka Felder, 1862 – Car Nicobar Common Cerulean
(4) Jamides celeno nicevillei Evans, 1925 – Great Nicobar Common Cerulean
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Jamides celeno blairana – Andaman Common Cerulean
Jamides celeno celeno – Oriental Common Cerulean
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Abrus precatorius (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Cajanus albicans (Kunte 2006), Butea monosperma (Bell 1918c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Phaseolus adenanthus (Bell 1918c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Pongamia pinnata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Saraca asoca (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Xylia xylocarpa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Fabaceae). Heynea trijuga (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000;), Trichilia hirta (Robinson et al. 2010), Trichilia trijuga (Bell 1918a; Robinson et al. 2010) (Meliaceae). Elettaria cardamomum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Zingiberaceae). The subspecies name, Jamides celeno aelianus (Fabricius, 1793), represents infrasubspecific variation.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Jamides
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., A. Soman, A. Sengupta and Manoj P. 2021. Jamides celeno (Cramer, [1775]) – Common Cerulean. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/556/Jamides-celeno
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