Jamides amarauge

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Jamides amarauge
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Scientific classification edit
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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2013). "Jamides amarauge H.H.Druce, 1891 Amarauge Cerulean". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12

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