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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

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General Information
 
Jamides celeno celeno
Common Cerulean
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Other Name(s): Jamides celeno agnatus (H. Druce, 1874)
Description: Caterpillars feed on Pongamia pinnata and Derris alborubra. Wingspan about 25 to 3mm. Sexual dimorphism. They occur from August to December.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Rare
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Shek Pik, High Junk Peak, Shek Mun Kap, Fung Yuen, Pui O, Ma On Shan
Global Distribution
  • Continental India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, Philippines, Indo-China, Malay peninsula, Singapore
Photo Gallery
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References
  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.