Catapaecilma nakamotoi
Appearance
Catapaecilma nakamotoi | |
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Male upperside | |
Male underside | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Catapaecilma |
Species: | C. nakamotoi
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Binomial name | |
Catapaecilma nakamotoi H. Hayashi, 1979[1]
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Catapaecilma nakamotoi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1979.
It is a rare species, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
Its forewing length is 17–19 mm.
The specfic name is dedicated to Mr. Kazuya NAKAMOTO, Japanese butterfly collector.
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (October 22, 2014). "Catapaecilma nakamotoi Hayashi, 1979". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu (1979). "New Lycaenid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines". Tyô to Ga. 30 (1,2): 83-90.
- Treadaway, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7-118.
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
- 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.