Hypolycaena schroederi
| Hypolycaena schroederi | |
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| Female, upperside and underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. schroederi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypolycaena schroederi (H. Hayashi, 1984)
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Hypolycaena schroederi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1984.[1] It is endemic to the Philippines where it is distributed on Mindanao and Samar islands. It is a very rare species.
Its forewing length is 13–14 mm.
Etymology. The Specific name is dedicated to Dr. H. Schroeder of Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Hypolycaena schroederi.
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena schroederi H.Hayashi, 1984". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu (1984). "Zwei neue Lycaeniden-Arten von den Philippinen (Lep.: Lycaenidae)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 94 (21): 311–314.
- 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". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
- 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.