Pyroneura toshikoae explained

Pyroneura toshikoae http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pyroneura_toshikoae 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.

The specific name is dedicated to Mrs Toshiko HAYASHI, the mother of the author.

References

• , 1980: New Hesperid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines. Tyo-toGa. 30(3,4): 172-175.http://ci.nii.ac.jp/nrid/9000017286000
• , 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.