Jamides aratus

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Jamides aratus
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J. a. lunata from Sulawesi (above)
and J. a. sestus from Timor (below),
from the Courvoisier Collection in Basel
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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

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

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References

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