Catapaecilma nakamotoi

Catapaecilma nakamotoi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1979.

Catapaecilma nakamotoi
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Catapaecilma
Species:	C. nakamotoi
Binomial name
Catapaecilma nakamotoi H. Hayashi, 1979[1]

It is a rare species, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

Its forewing length is 17–19 mm.

References

1. Savela, Markku (October 22, 2014). "Catapaecilma nakamotoi Hayashi, 1979". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

• Hayashi, Hisakazu (1979). "New Lycaenid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines". Tyô to Ga. 30 (1,2): 83-90.
• 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, Heinz G. (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.