Deramas treadawayi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981.[1] It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines.

Deramas treadawayi
Male upperside
Female upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deramas
Species:
D. treadawayi
Binomial name
Deramas treadawayi
H. Hayashi, 1981

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Mr. Colin G. TREADAWAY; a lepidopterist on the Philippine butterfly.

Male, Mount Apo, Mindanao
Male, Mount Apo

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 26, 2016). "Deramas treadawayi Hayashi, 1981". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu (1981). "New Lycaenid Butterflies from the Philippines". Tyô to Ga. 32 (1,2): 63–82.
  • Treadaway, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". 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, Heintz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.