''Pyroneura toshikoae'

is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. Its forewing length is 19–20 mm. It is endemic to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. It is very rare species and found only on eastern part of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

Island.

References

* , 1980: New Hesperid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines. ''Tyo-toGa''. 30(3,4): 172-17

* , 1993: The Hespriidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines. ''The Zoologische Verhandelingen''. 288: 1-125. * , 1955: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. ''Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo'', Suppl. 14: 7-118. * , 2008: Hesperiidae 1, ''Hesperiidae'' of the Philippine Islands. ''Butterflies of the world''. 29: 1-15. pls. 1-39. * , 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). ''Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo'', Suppl. 20: 1-64. Butterflies described in 1980 Hesperiidae {{Hesperiidae-stub