Jamides amarauge
Jamides amarauge | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Jamides |
Species: | J. amarauge |
Binomial name | |
Jamides amarauge | |
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 wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale metallic blue with broad black margins. The hindwings have an arc of dark spots and chevrons around the rear margin, and a small tail at the tornus. The hindwings have a black spot at the tail.[3]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Pueraria lobata.
Subspecies
- J. a. amarauge (New Guinea, Bougainville, Shortlands, Guadalcanal, Florida Island, Darnley Island)
- J. a. amandae Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Aru)[4]
- J. a. hepworthi Tennent, 2001 (Solomon Islands)
References
- ↑ Druce, 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
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12
External links
- Jamides Hübner, [1819] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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