Jamides aratus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Jamides aratus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Jamides Rank Subspecies

Similar Jamides cyta, Jamides zebra, Jamides virgulatus, Jamides malaccanus, Jamides cleodus

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 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)

J. a. pseudaratus (Obi)

J. a. ezeon (Banda Island)

J. a. vuniva (Halmahera)

J. a. batjanensis (Bachan)

J. a. caerulina (New Britain, Duke of York, possibly Solomons)

J. a. aetherialis (Kai Island)

J. a. sestus (Timor)

J. a. avrus (West Irian)

J. a. duvana (Karkar Island)

J. a. lunata (Sulawesi)

J. a. tryphiodorus (Java)

J. a. nausiphanes (Palawan)

J. a. minthe (Sula)

References

Jamides aratus Wikipedia

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