Biology:Arhopala matsutaroi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Arhopala matsutaroi
Arhopala matsutaroi male upperside.jpg
Male upperside
Arhopala matsutaroi female upperside.jpg
Female upperside
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. matsutaroi
Binomial name
Arhopala matsutaroi
H. Hayashi, 1979

Arhopala matsutaroi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1979. Its forewing length is 19 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines . It is uncommon and found only on Mindanao.

References

  • Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1979: New Lycaenid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines. Tyô to Ga. 30 (1,2): 83–90.[1]
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1955: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
  • Takanami, Yusuke; Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html. 
  • 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q4790064 entry