Jamides alecto
| Metallic cerulean | |
|---|---|
| At Parambikulam, Kerala, India | |
| Jamides Alecto espada Lectotype Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. alecto |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides alecto (C. Felder 1860) | |
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.