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 specific name is dedicated to 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.