Ptychandra ohtanii

Ptychandra ohtanii is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its forewing length is 26–29 mm. The species resembles P. lorquinii. Black hair-pencil is arising in space 3 of forewing upperside in P. ohtanii whereas arising on cubitus in P. lorquinii. The nominotypical subspecies is distributed only on Mount Apo on Mindanao island. Another subspecies is found on Leyte island. The species is rare on both islands.

Ptychandra ohtanii
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ptychandra
Species:	P. ohtanii
Binomial name
Ptychandra ohtanii H. Hayashi, 1978

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Mr.Takuya OHTANI, Japanese butterfly collector.

Subspecies

• Ptychandra ohtanii ohtanii H. Hayashi, [1978]
• Ptychandra ohtanii lizae H. Hayashi, [1984] (Leyte)

References

• Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1978: Three new species of Ptychandra from Mt. Apo, Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Tyô to Ga. 29(4): 211–214.[1]
• Aoki, T., Yamaguti, S. & Uemura, Y., 1982. In Tsukada, E.(Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands, 3. 500pp., incl. 113pls. Plapac. Tokyo.
• Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl.14: 7–118.
• Aoki, T., Yamaguchi, S. & Uemura, Y., 2006: Additional notes on the satyrid butterflies after publication of "Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands Part3 Satyridae-Libytheidae". Butterflies. 43: 16–29.
• Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz , 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl.20: 1-64.