''Jamides aruensis'' 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

Arnold Pagenstecher Arnold Andreas Friedrich Pagenstecher (25 December 1837, Dillenburg – 11 June 1913, Wiesbaden) was a German doctor and entomologist. He was especially interested in Lepidoptera, especially Papilionidae. He wrote ''Die geographische Verbreitung ...

in 1884. It is found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

and the

Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to: Education * Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States * Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England * Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university Places * Aru Islands Regency, a group of i ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

* ''J. a. aruensis'' (Aru) * ''J. a. ariel'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Kai Island) * ''J. a. gloriel'' (Hulstaert, 1924) (Kai Island) * ''J. a. umbriel'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Waigeu) * ''J. a. poliamus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (Misool, Salawati, West New Guinea) * ''J. a. minor'' (Rothschild, 1915) (Utakwa) * ''J. a. dinawus'' Tite, 1960 (Papua)

Gallery

File:AruensisMFUpUn 423 424 AC1.jpg, ''J. a. aruensis'' File:Corana minorMUpUn 425 426 AC1.jpg, ''J. a. minor''

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 1884 {{lycaenidae-stub