Pratapa tyotaroi

Pratapa tyotaroi
male upperside
female upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pratapa
Species: P. tyotaroi
Binomial name
Pratapa tyotaroi
H. Hayashi, 1981[1]

Pratapa tyotaroi is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Forewing length: 13–18 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. On Mindanao Island it is distributed on Mt. Apo, Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Masara. In Danielsen & Treadaway (2004) ssp. cadohaana is categorized into (Vulnerable) and ssp. ismaeli is categorized into (Lower Risk, Conservation Dependent). 4 subspecies are described as follows.

Male, Mt. Apo, Mindanao Is.
Male, Mt. Apo, Mindanao Is.
Male, Mt. Apo, Mindanao Is.

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