Biology:Rachana mioae
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | R. mioae
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| Rachana mioae (H. Hayashi, 1978)
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Rachana mioae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1978. Eliotia mioae H. Hayashi, 1978 was moved to Rachana, because Eliotia is the junior homonym of a genus of marine animals (nudibranchs, family: Madrellidae) described in 1909.
Forewing length: 16–20 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines . It is uncommon and distributed on the islands of Mindanao and Leyte.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu (1978). "Lycaenid Butterflies from Mindanao, with the descriptions of new Genus, new Species and new Subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Tyô to Ga. 29 (3): 164-168.
- Treadaway, Colin G. (1995). "Checklisit 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, Colin G. & Schröder, Heinz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.
External links
Takanami, Yusuke; Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Rachana". http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Pratapa-Phil/Rachana-phil.html. With images.
Wikidata ☰ Q5972942 entry
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