Tajuria matsutaroi

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tajuria

Tajuria matsutaroi is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Mindanao and Leyte islands. Forewing length is about 16-19 mm. The butterfly is a rare species. The nominotypical subspecies is found only on Mount Apo on Mindanao island and occurs several times a year.

Subspecies

Tajuria matsutaroi matsutaroi H. Hayashi, [1984] (Mindanao island)

Tajuria matsutaroi motokoae H. Hayashi, [2011] (Leyte island)

References

Tajuria matsutaroi Wikipedia

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