Biology:Deudorix philippinensis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Deudorix philippinensis | |
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| Male upperside | |
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| Male underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. philippinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix philippinensis Schrőder, Treadaway & H. Hayashi, 1981[1]
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Deudorix philippinensis is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Heinz G. Schroeder, Colin G. Treadaway and Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981. It is endemic to the Philippines where it is found on the islands of Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Panay, Negros, Sibuyan and Mindanao.
Its forewing length is 18–25 mm. The female has two forms, with orange or dark brown on the upperside.
Male, Mount Apo, Mindanao
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (November 20, 2018). "Deudorix philippinensis Schröder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1981". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/deudorix/#philippinensis. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- Schrőder, Heinz, Treadaway, Colin G. & Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1981: Zur Kentnis Philippinischer Lycaenidae (Lep.). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 24: 270-272.
- 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". http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html.
- Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz, 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl. 20: 1-64.
Wikidata ☰ Q5266142 entry
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