Rachana circumdata is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Heinz G. Schroeder, Colin G. Treadaway and Hisakazu Hayashi in 1978. It is found on Marinduque in the Philippines.[1]

Rachana circumdata
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rachana
Species:
R. circumdata
Binomial name
Rachana circumdata
Schroeder, Treadaway & H. Hayashi, 1981

Subspecies

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  • Rachana circumdata circumdata Schroeder, Treadaway & H. Hayashi, [1981] (Luzon, Camiguin de Luzon, Marinduque and Mindoro Islands)
  • Rachana circumdata panayensis Schroeder, Treadaway & H. Hayashi, [1981] (Cebu, Panay and Negros Islands)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 20, 2018). "Rachana circumdata Schröder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  • Schröder, Heinz; Treadaway, Colin G. & Hayashi, Hisakazu (1981). "Zur Kenntnis philippinischer Lycaenidae (Lep.)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 24: 265–269.
  • 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. & Schröder, Heinz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.