Rachana mioae

Rachana mioae
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rachana
Species:
R. mioae
Binomial name
Rachana mioae
(H. Hayashi, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Eliotia mioae H. Hayashi, 1978

Rachana mioae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1978. Eliotia mioae H. Hayashi, 1978 was moved to Rachana, because Eliotia is the junior homonym of a genus of marine animals (nudibranchs, family: Madrellidae) described in 1909.

Forewing length: 16–20 mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is uncommon and distributed on the islands of Mindanao and Leyte.

References

Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Rachana". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 10, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.