''Jamides aritai''
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of the family

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. Forewing length: 15–19 mm. It is found in the

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and northern and central

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. Two

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are described:

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''J. r. aritai'' is distributed through the Philippines, Sulawesi and Morotai in northern Maluku. Subspecies ''J. r. sabina'' is in central Maluku (Buru, Ceram and Ambon). Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Yutaka ARITA , professor emeritus of Meijo University in Nagoya.

Subspecies

* ''Jamides aritai aritai'' H. Hayashi,

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/small> * ''Jamides aritai sabina'' Rawlins, Cassidy, et al., 2014

References

* Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1977
New subspecies of ''Jamides'' and ''Udara'' from Palawan (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
''Tyo-to-Ga''. 27 (4): 151-155. * Cassidy, Alan C., 2013: On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', N.F. 34 (3): 137-144. * Rawlins, A., Cassidy, Alan C., and et al., 2014: An illustrated and annotated checklist of ''Jamides'' Hübner, 1819, taxa occurring in the Indonesian provinces of Northern Maluku and Maluku (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', N.F. 35 (1/2): 5-39. Jamides Butterflies described in 1977 {{Lycaenidae-stub