Paruparo cebuensis
Paruparo cebuensis is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Philippines.
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| Species: | P. cebuensis |
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| Paruparo cebuensis (Jumalon, 1975) | |
Description
Its forewing length is 15–18 mm.
Subspecies and range
The nominotypical subspecies cebuensis is distributed on Cebu island. Subspecies treadawayi is distributed on Negros island, ametystina on Homonhon island, soloni on Bohol island, medicieloi on Leyte island, and chotaroi on Mindanao island.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Paruparo cebuensis. |
- Hayashi Hisakazu, 1977: New subspecies of Jamides and Charana from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga. 28(4): 167-168.
- Treadaway Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7-118.
- 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.
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