Biology:Arhopala aronya natsumiae

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Arhopala aronya natsumiae
A. aronya natsumiae male & female.JPG
male & female
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
Subspecies:
A. a. natsumiae
Trinomial name
Arhopala aronya natsumiae
H. Hayashi. 1981[1]

Arhopala aronya natsumiae [1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines . Forewing length:18-19mm. Nomynotypical subspecies is distributed on Dinagat, Leyte and Mindanao Islands. The subspecies mangyan is on Mindoro Island and kalinga is on Luzon and Marinduque Islands. This subspecies is found on Negros Island.

Adult butterfly on leaf, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Is.

References

  • Hayashi Hisakazu, 1981: New Lycaenid Butterflies from the Philippines. Tyo-to-Ga.32(1,2):63-82.[2].
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: 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, Heintz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.

Wikidata ☰ Q16748682 entry