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
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

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. vuniva Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Halmahera)
J. a. batjanensis (Röber, 1886) (Bachan)
J. a. caerulina (Mathew, 1887) (New Britain, Duke of York, possibly Solomons)
J. a. aetherialis Fruhstorfer, 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. makitai Takanami, 1987 Talaud
J. a. vignei Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (North Maluku, Morotai)
J. a. roberti Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Gebe)
J. a. samueli Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Maluku, Damar)

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References

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

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