Jamides amarauge

Jamides amarauge, the amarauge cerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

Jamides amarauge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. amarauge
Binomial name
Jamides amarauge

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale metallic blue with broad black margins. The hindwings have an arc of dark spots and chevrons around the rear margin, and a small tail at the tornus. The hindwings have a black spot at the tail.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Pueraria lobata.

Subspecies
  • J. a. amarauge (New Guinea, Bougainville, Shortlands, Guadalcanal, Florida Island, Darnley Island)
  • J. a. amandae Rawlins, Cassidy, Müller, Schröder & Tennent, 2014 (Aru)[4]
  • J. a. hepworthi Tennent, 2001 (Solomon Islands)

References
  1. Druce, Hamilton H. (1891). "On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2013). "Jamides amarauge H.H.Druce, 1891 Amarauge Cerulean". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12


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