Tajuria matsutaroi
| Tajuria matsutaroi | |
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| Tajuria matsutaroi, male upperside | |
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| Tajuria matsutaroi, female upperside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tajuria |
| Species: | T. matsutaroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tajuria matsutaroi H. Hayashi, 1984 | |
Tajuria matsutaroi is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Mindanao & Leyte Islands. Forwing length is about 16-19mm. The butterfly is rare species. The nominotypical subspecies is found only on Mt. Apo on Mindanao Island and occurs several times a year.
Subspecies
- Tajuria matsutaroi matsutaroi H. Hayashi,[1984] (Mindanao Island)[1]
- Tajuria matsutaroi motokoae H. Hayashi,[2011] (Leyte Island)[2]
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1984: A New Tajuria (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Mindanao. Tyo-to-Ga. 34(3): 127-129. .
- Treadaway, Colin G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apoll, Suppl. 14: 7-118.
- Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
- Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder,Heinz,2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.