Paruparo mio is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1984.[1] It is endemic to the Philippine island of Mindanao. Forewing length: 16–17 mm. It is a quite rare species and the threat category is "vulnerable".

Paruparo mio
Male and female
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P. mio
Binomial name
Paruparo mio
H. Hayashi, Schroeder & Treadaway, 1984

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Paruparo mio Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu, Schroeder, Heinz, & Treadaway Colin G., 1984: New lycaenid butterflies from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 65 (1/2): 29–41.
  • Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklisit 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, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.