Tajuria mizunumai

Tajuria mizunumai is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found only on Mindanao in the Philippines. It was originally listed as a subspecies of Tajuria dominus, but was changed species status as Tajuria mizunumai by Colin G. Treadaway in 1995 and by H. Hayashiin 2017.

Tajuria mizunumai
Male and female
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T. mizunumai
Binomial name
Tajuria mizunumai
(H. Hayashi, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Tajuria dominus mizunumai H. Hayashi, 1978

References

  • Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1978: New Subspecies of Narathura bazalus and Tajuria dominus from Mindanao. TyĆ“ to Ga. 29(2): 114-116.
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7-118.
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu, 2017: Nomenclatural status of Tajuria mizunumai (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Butterflies. 76: 22-25.


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