Jamides elpis

Glistening cerulean
	Underside
	Upperside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. elpis
Binomial name
	Jamides elpis; (Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
	Polyommatus elpis Godart, [1824] ; Lampides elpis ab. chinee Tytler, 1912 ; Lampides kondulana phaliga Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides kondulana sydra Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides kondulana baweana Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides kondulana gerra Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides pseudelpis Butler, 1879 ; Lampides atina Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides kondulana saunda Fruhstorfer, 1916 ; Lampides kondulana comeda Fruhstorfer, 1916 ;

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.

The larvae feed on Lepisanthes, Boesenbergia and Elettaria species.