Jamides elpis

Jamides elpis, the glistening cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Beneath with almost purely white stripes; in eastern specimens these stripes beneath are very finely darkened with a whitish grey. The larger specimens belong to the rainy season,
whilst those of the dry season are distinguished more by their small size than by a different colouring or marking.
The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.

Subspecies

Jamides elpis elpis Jamides elpis sydra Jamides elpis baweana Jamides elpis gerra Jamides elpis pseudelpis Jamides elpis saunda