Rapala tomokoae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1978. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its forewing length is 17–19 mm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Rapala |
| Species: | R. tomokoae
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| Rapala tomokoae H. Hayashi, Schroeder & Treadaway, 1978
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Subspecies edit
- Rapala tomokoae tomokoae H. Hayashi, Schroeder & Treadaway, [1978] Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Dinagat and Tawi Tawi
- Rapala tomokoae takanamii H. Hayashi, [1984] Negros, Panay and Siquijor
- Rapala tomokoae bilara M. & T. Okano,[1990] Bohol
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Rapala tomokoae.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1978: New Species of Rapala and Sinthusa from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga. 29 (4): 215–219.[1]
- Treadaway, Colin G., 1955: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via 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.
External links edit
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Rapala". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 3, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.
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