Pyroneura toshikoae

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Pyroneura toshikoae
Male upperside
Male underside
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P. toshikoae
Binomial name
Pyroneura toshikoae
H. Hayashi. 1980

Pyroneura toshikoae [1] is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Its forewing length is 19–20 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is very rare species and found only on eastern part of Mindanao Island.

References[edit]

  • Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1980: New Hesperid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines. Tyo-toGa. 30(3,4): 172-175.[2]
  • De Jong, R. & Treadaway, C. G., 1993: The Hespriidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines. The Zoologische Verhandelingen. 288: 1-125.
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1955: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7-118.
  • De Jong, Rienke & Treadaway, Colin G., 2008: Hesperiidae 1, Hesperiidae of the Philippine Islands. Butterflies of the world. 29: 1-15. pls. 1-39.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.