Jamides aritai
Species of butterfly
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Jamides aritai[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Forewing length: 15–19 mm. It is found in the Philippines, Sulawesi and northern and central Maluku. Two subspecies are described: nominotypical subspecies J. r. aritai is distributed through the Philippines, Sulawesi and Morotai in northern Maluku. Subspecies J. r. sabina is in central Maluku (Buru, Ceram and Ambon).
| Jamides aritai | |
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| Holotype, male, upperside (right) and underside (left), Palawan Islands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jamides |
| Species: | J. aritai |
| Binomial name | |
| Jamides aritai (H. Hayashi, 1977) | |
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Etymology
The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Yutaka Arita, professor emeritus of Meijo University in Nagoya.
Subspecies
- Jamides aritai aritai H. Hayashi, [1977]
- Jamides aritai sabina Rawlins, Cassidy, et al., 2014
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