Jamides philatus , the Burmese caerulean, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1877. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Jamides philatus
Jamides philatus subditus, female, set specimens, Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Jamides
Species:
J. philatus
Binomial name
Jamides philatus
(Snellen, 1877)[1]

Subspecies

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  • J. p. philatus Sulawesi, Banggai, Sula
  • J. p. callinicus (Röber, 1886) . Ceram
  • J. p. subditus (Moore, 1886) Burma - Peninsular Malaya
  • J. p. osias Röber, 1886) Philippines
  • J. p. amphyssina (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan
  • J. p. telanjang (Doherty, 1891) Enggano
  • J. p. emetallicus (Druce, 1895) Bachan
  • J. p. stresemanni (Rothschild, 1915) Serang
  • J. p. arius (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Sumatra
  • J. p. arcaseius (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Nias
  • J. p. athanetus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Java
  • J. p. armatheus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Borneo
  • J. p. aegithus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Waigiu
  • J. p. fasciatus (Ribbe, 1926) Celebes

References

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  1. ^ Snellen1877. Piepers and Snellen, 1877, Opgave van en Aanteekeningen over Lepidoptera in Zud-West Celebes Verzameld.Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 21(1877-1878)
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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  • Jamides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms