Jamides malaccanus

Jamides malaccanus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur, Sumatra, Java, Langkawi and probably in southern Thailand.[1]

Jamides malaccanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. malaccanus
Binomial name
Jamides malaccanus
Röber, 1886
Synonyms
  • Plebeius malaccanus

Subspecies

  • J. m. malaccanus – (Peninsular Malaysia, Lankawi, probably southern Thailand)
  • J. m. aurensis – (Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur)
  • J. m. celinus – (Sumatra)
  • J. m. saturatus – (Java)

References

  1. Markku Savela (August 24, 2008). "Jamides genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-02-25.


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