Jamides aratus

Jamides aratus
J. a. lunata from Sulawesi (above) and J. a. sestus from Timor (below), from the Courvoisier Collection in Basel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. aratus
Binomial name
Jamides aratus Stoll, 1781
Synonyms
Papilio aratus Lampides masu

Resting

Jamides aratus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, most of Indonesia and some surrounding islands. ^[1]

Subspecies

• J. a. aratus (Ambon, Serang, Sapania)
• J. a. adana(Druce, 1873) (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)
• J. a. pseudaratus(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Obi)
• J. a. ezeon(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Banda Island)
• J. a. vunivaFruhstorfer, 1916 (Halmahera)
• J. a. batjanensis(Röber, 1886) (Bachan)
• J. a. caerulina(Mathew, 1887) (New Britain, Duke of York, possibly Solomons)
• J. a. aetherialisFruhstorfer, 1916 (Kai Island) May be full species Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
• J. a. sestus(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Timor)
• J. a. avrus recte ayrus(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (West Irian) May be subspecies of Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
• J. a. duvana(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Karkar Island) May be subspecies of Jamides aetherialis (Butler, 1884)
• J. a. lunata(de Nicéville, 1898) (Sulawesi)
• J. a. tryphiodorus(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Java)
• J. a. nausiphanes(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Palawan)
• J. a. minthe(Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Sula)
• J. a. djampeana(Snellen, 1890) (Tanahjampea)
• J. a. makitaiTakanami, 1987 Talaud
• J. a. vigneiRawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (North Maluku, Morotai)
• J. a. robertiRawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Gebe)
• J. a. samueliRawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Damar)

References

1. Markku Savela (August 24, 2008). "Jamides genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-02-25.