Deramas toshikoae

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Deramas toshikoae
Male upperside
Female upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deramas
Species: D. toshikoae
Binomial name
Deramas toshikoae
H. Hayashi, 1981[1]

Deramas toshikoae is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Its forewing length:15-16mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is rare species and found on Mindanao, Leyte and Mindoro Islands.

References

  • Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1981: New Lycaenid Butterflies from the Philippines. Tyo-to-Ga. 32(1,2): 63-82.
  • Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7-118.
  • Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heintz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.
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