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Jamides amarauge
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. amarauge
Binomial name
Jamides amarauge H. H. Druce, 1891

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.

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)
• 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. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 35 (1/2): 12

External links

• Savela, Markku (18 December 2018). "Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

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