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Species of butterfly

Jamides aratus
J. a. lunata from Sulawesi (above)
and J. a. sestus from Timor (below),
from the Courvoisier Collection in Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species: J. aratus
Binomial name
Jamides aratus
Stoll, 1781
Synonyms
  • Papilio aratus
  • Lampides masu

Jamides aratus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, most of Indonesia and some surrounding islands.

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

  1. Markku Savela (August 24, 2008). "Jamides genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
Taxon identifiers
Jamides aratus


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