Rapala tomokoae

Rapala tomokoae
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species: R. tomokoae
Binomial name
Rapala tomokoae
H. Hayashi, Schroeder & Treadaway, 1978

Rapala tomokoae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its forewing length is 17–19 mm.

Female from Kanlaon Volcano on the island of Negros

Subspecies

  • Rapala tomokoae tomokoae H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, [1978] Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Dinagat and Tawi Tawi
  • Rapala tomokoae takanamii H. Hayashi, [1984] Negros, Panay and Siquijor
  • Rapala tomokoae bilara M. & T. Okano,[1990] Bohol

References

  • Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1978: New Species of Rapala and Sinthusa from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyo to Ga. 29(4): 215-219.
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1955: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7-118.
  • Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001: A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.


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