Jamides aratus
Encyclopedia
Jamides aratus is a butterfly
of the Lycaenids or Blues
family. It is found on the Peninsular Malaysia
, most of Indonesia
and some surrounding islands.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Lycaenids or Blues
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is found on the Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
, most of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and some surrounding islands.
Subspecies
- Jamides aratus aratus (Ambon, Serang, Sapania)
- Jamides aratus adana (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)
- Jamides aratus pseudaratus (Obi)
- Jamides aratus ezeon (Banda Island)
- Jamides aratus vuniva (Halmahera)
- Jamides aratus batjanensis (Bachan)
- Jamides aratus caerulina (New Britain, Duke of York, possibly Solomons)
- Jamides aratus aetherialis (Kai Island)
- Jamides aratus sestus (Timor)
- Jamides aratus avrus (West Irian)
- Jamides aratus duvana (Karkar Island)
- Jamides aratus lunata (Sulawesi)
- Jamides aratus tryphiodorus (Java)
- Jamides aratus nausiphanes (Palawan)
- Jamides aratus minthe (Sula)