Jamides aleuas explained

Jamides aleuas is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Arytera pauciflora and Sarcopteryx stipitata.

Subspecies

• J. a. aleuas (Misool)
• J. a. alcas (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Waigeu)
• J. a. coelestis (Miskin, 1891) (Queensland)
• J. a. sarsina (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Aru)
• J. a. pholes (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Manokwari, Biak, Dore Bay, Weyaland Mountains, Afrak Mountains, Oetakwa River, West Irian: Fak Fak)
• J. a. nitidus Tite, 1960 (eastern New Guinea to south-eastern Papua)
• J. a. jobiensis Tite, 1960 (Jobi)

External links

• Jamides Hübner, [1819] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]