Paruparo mamertina
Paruparo mamertina Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Paruparo
Species:
P. mamertina
Binomial name
Paruparo mamertina
(Hewitson, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina mamertina Hewitson, 1869
  • Pratapa mamertina rahmanni Jumalon, 1975

Paruparo mamertina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in the Philippines in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Subspecies

  • P. m. mamertina (Philippines)
  • P. m. rahmanni (Jumalon, 1975) (Leyte)
  • P. m. jeanhooperae Schröder & Treadaway, 1988 (Homonhon Island, Bitaugan)

References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, 1869 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1)
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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