SLButterflies

Dark Cerulean

Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782])

උදුල සෙරුලියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

laying eggs

බිත්තර දැමීම

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Jamides%20bochus%20bochus#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Sarath Rajapakshe

eggs

බිත්තර

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th together with Silver Forget-me-not 5th

සිව්වන අන්තරුව (රජත රනිලයාගේ අවසන් අන්තරුව සමඟ)

© Sarath Rajapakshe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Jamides%20bochus%20bochus#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Acacia auriculiformis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cajanus cajan

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Canavalia cathartica

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Centrosema pubescens

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Clitoria ternatea

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Crotalaria micans

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Derris elliptica

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Derris scandens

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Flemingia macrophylla

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Gliricidia sepium

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Lablab purpureus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Macrotyloma uniflorum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pongamia pinnata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Phaseolus vulgaris

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pterocarpus indicus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pueraria phaseoloides

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Sesbania grandiflora

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Tephrosia candida

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Tephrosia vogelii

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Vigna radiata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Vigna unguiculata

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Jamides%20bochus%20bochus#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Jamides%20bochus%20bochus#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Jamides%20bochus%20bochus#seasonalAbundance

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