Hypolycaena schroederi explained

Hypolycaena schroederi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1984.^[1] It is endemic to the Philippines where it is distributed on Mindanao and Samar islands. It is a very rare species.

Its forewing length is 13–14 mm.

References

• Hayashi, Hisakazu (1984). "Zwei neue Lycaeniden-Arten von den Philippinen (Lep.: Lycaenidae)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 94 (21): 311–314.
• Treadaway, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7–118.
• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . April 1, 2001 . Edition 12 . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20010614230418/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html . June 14, 2001 . Internet Archive.
• Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1–64.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 18, 2018 . Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2020.