''Paruparo cebuensis'' is a
species of
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in the
Philippines.
Description
Its forewing length is 15–18 mm.
Subspecies and range
The nominotypical
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
''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
* , 1977: New subspecies of ''Jamides'' and ''Charana'' from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). ''Tyô to Ga''. 28(4): 167-168
* , 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 14: 7-118.
* , 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 20: 1-64.
Butterflies described in 1975
Paruparo
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