Rapala tomokoae
| Rapala tomokoae | |
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| Male upperside | |
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| 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 Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Forewing length:17-19mm. 3subspecies are described: nominotypical ssp.tomokoae is on Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Dinagat and Tawi Tawi. ssp.takanamii is on Negros, Panay and Siquijor. ssp.bilara is on Bohol.
Female, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Is.
Subspecies
- Rapala tomokoae tomokoae H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, [1978]
- Rapala tomokoae takanamii H. Hayashi, [1984]
- Rapala tomokoae bilara M. & T. Okano,[1990]
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. Nachr. entomol. Ver. 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). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.