Jamides aratus
Appearance
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J. a. lunata from Sulawesi (above) and J. a. sestus from Timor (below), from the Courvoisier Collection in Basel | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Jamides |
Species: | J. aratus
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Binomial name | |
Jamides aratus Stoll, 1781
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Jamides aratus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, most of Indonesia and some surrounding islands.[1]
Subspecies
- J. a. aratus (Ambon, Serang, Sapania)
- J. a. adana (Druce, 1873) (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)
- J. a. pseudaratus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Obi)
- J. a. ezeon (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Banda Island)
- J. a. vuniva Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Halmahera)
- J. a. batjanensis (Röber, 1886) (Bachan)
- J. a. caerulina (Mathew, 1887) (New Britain, Duke of York, possibly Solomons)
- J. a. aetherialis Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Kai Island) May be full species Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
- J. a. sestus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Timor)
- J. a. avrus recte ayrus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (West Irian) May be subspecies of Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
- J. a. duvana (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Karkar Island) May be subspecies of Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
- J. a. lunata (de Nicéville, 1898) (Sulawesi)
- J. a. tryphiodorus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Java)
- J. a. nausiphanes (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Palawan)
- J. a. minthe (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Sula)
- J. a. djampeana (Snellen, 1890) (Tanahjampea)
- J. a. makitai Takanami, 1987 Talaud
- J. a. vignei Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (North Maluku, Morotai)
- J. a. roberti Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Gebe)
- J. a. samueli Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Damar)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Jamides aratus.
- ^ Markku Savela (August 24, 2008). "Jamides genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-02-25.