''Jamides aleuas '' is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...

. It was described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder was born in Wieden, today the fourth dis ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes ...

in 1865. It is found in the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 Jamides aleuas - Cheongweei Gan - 409088413

The larvae feed on '' Arytera pauciflora'' and '' Sarcopteryx stipitata''.

Subspecies

*''J. a. aleuas'' (Misool) *''J. a. alcas'' (C. & R. Felder,

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(Waigeu) *''J. a. coelestis'' (Miskin, 1891) (Queensland) *''J. a. sarsina'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Aru) *''J. a. pholes'' (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Manokwari, Biak, Dore Bay, Weyaland Mountains, Afrak Mountains, Oetakwa River, West Irian: Fak Fak) *''J. a. nitidus'' Tite, 1960 (eastern New Guinea to south-eastern Papua) *''J. a. jobiensis'' Tite, 1960 (Jobi)

References

External links

''Jamides''
Hübner,

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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved June 3, 2017. Jamides Butterflies described in 1865 Butterflies of Oceania Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{lycaenidae-stub