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Hypolycaena schroederi

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Hypolycaena schroederi
Female, upperside and underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. schroederi
Binomial name
Hypolycaena schroederi
(H. Hayashi, 1984)

Hypolycaena schroederi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1984.[1] It is endemic to the Philippines where it is distributed on Mindanao and Samar islands. It is a very rare species.

Its forewing length is 13–14 mm.

Etymology. The Specific name is dedicated to Dr. H. Schroeder of Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena schroederi H.Hayashi, 1984". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu (1984). "Zwei neue Lycaeniden-Arten von den Philippinen (Lep.: Lycaenidae)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 94 (21): 311–314.
  • 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.