Jamides wananga, a new species from Papua New Guinea and Australia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ian R. Johnson; David J. Lohman; Peter R. Wilson
- Source
- Subject
- Insecta
Jamides
Arthropoda
Lycaenidae
Australia
Zoology
Morphology (biology)
Biodiversity
Biology
Subspecies
biology.organism_classification
DNA barcoding
Lepidoptera genitalia
Lepidoptera
Papua New Guinea
Habitat
Papilionoidea
Animals
Animalia
Animal Science and Zoology
Butterflies
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
- Language
Jamides wananga sp. n. is described and illustrated from Madang Province of Papua New Guinea and Dauan Island in the Torres Strait (Queensland, Australia). The new species is similar in appearance to several other Jamides Hübner species in the bochus-group. DNA sequence data and morphology were used to distinguish the nominotypical subspecies found on the New Guinea mainland from J. w. roxina subsp. n. on Dauan Island. Notes on the habitat and behaviour are also provided.