Jamides allectus
Species of butterfly
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Jamides allectus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is endemic to New Guinea (West Irian and New Ireland).[2]
| Jamides allectus | |
|---|---|
| Jamides allectus sarmice Holotype. From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. allectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides allectus (Grose-Smith, 1894).[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
- J. a. allectus (Irian Jaya)
- J. a. jobiensis Tite, 1960 (Jobi)
- J. a. sarmice (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (New Ireland)