Biology:Jamides amarauge
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Jamides amarauge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- 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
- ↑ 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
- Savela, Markku (18 December 2018). "Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/jamides/#amarauge.
Wikidata ☰ Q13372614 entry
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