Jamides allectus

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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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Lycaenidae
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Jamides allectus
Jamides allectus sarmice Holotype. From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. allectus
Binomial name
Jamides allectus
Synonyms
  • Lampides allectus Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Lampides aleuas sarmice Fruhstorfer, 1915
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Subspecies

  • J. a. allectus (Irian Jaya)
  • J. a. jobiensis Tite, 1960 (Jobi)
  • J. a. sarmice (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (New Ireland)

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