Pratapa tyotaroi

(Pratapa tyotaroi)

Description

Pratapa tyotaroi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Forewing length: 13–18 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. On Mindanao island it is distributed on Mount Apo, Mount Kitanglad and Mount Masara. In Danielsen & Treadaway (2004) subspecies cadohaana is categorized as "vulnerable" and subspecies ismaeli is categorized as "lower risk, conservation dependent". Four subspecies are described as follows.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Pratapa
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