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Arhopala tomokoae

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Arhopala tomokoae
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. tomokoae
Binomial name
Arhopala tomokoae
(H. Hayashi, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Panchala paraganesa tomokoae H. Hayashi, 1976
  • Arhopala paraganesa tomokoae

Arhopala tomokoae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Panchala paraganesa tomokoae H. Hayashi, 1976 was moved to Arhopala paraganesa tomokoae by Schröder and Treadaway in 1955 and its status changed to Arhopala tomokoae by Schrőder and Treadaway in 2002.

It is endemic to Palawan island in the Philippines. Forewing length is 13–15 mm.

The specific name is dedicated to Mrs. Tomoko HAYASHI, the wife of the author.

References

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  • Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1976: "New Subspecies of Cyaniriodes libna, Poritia erycinoides and Panchala paraganesa from Palawan (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Tyo-to-Ga. 27(2): 49–51.
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1955: "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
  • Schröder, Heinz G. & Treadaway, Colin G., 2002: "Zur Kenntnis Philippinischer Lycaenidae", 15. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 22: 239–241.
  • 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.