Jamides amarauge

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| genus = Jamides

| species = amarauge

| authority = H. H. Druce, 1891Druce, Hamilton H. (1891). [https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen91scie#page/357/mode/1up "On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands"]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32.

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

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)Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12
  • J. a. hepworthi Tennent, 2001 (Solomon Islands)

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