Jamides amarauge
Appearance
Jamides amarauge | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Jamides |
Species: | J. amarauge
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Binomial name | |
Jamides amarauge H. H. Druce, 1891[1]
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Jamides amarauge, the amarauge cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Pueraria lobata.
Subspecies
[edit]- J. a. amarauge (New Guinea, Bougainville, Shortlands, Guadalcanal, Florida Island, Darnley Island)
- J. a. amandae Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Aru)[3]
- J. a. hepworthi Tennent, 2001 (Solomon Islands)
References
[edit]- ^ Druce, Hamilton H. (1891). "On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Jamides amarauge.
- Savela, Markku (18 December 2018). "Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 December 2019.