Hypolycaena schroederi

Hypolycaena schroederi
	Female, upperside and underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. schroederi
Binomial name
	Hypolycaena schroederi; (H. Hayashi, 1984)

Last updated August 11, 2025

Hypolycaena schroederi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1984.^[1] It is endemic to the Philippines where it is distributed on Mindanao and Samar islands. It is a very rare species.

Its forewing length is 13–14 mm.

Etymology. The Specific name is dedicated to Dr. H. Schroeder of Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main.

References

↑ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena schroederi H.Hayashi, 1984". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

Hayashi, Hisakazu (1984). "Zwei neue Lycaeniden-Arten von den Philippinen (Lep.: Lycaenidae)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 94 (21): 311–314.
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.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena schroederi H.Hayashi, 1984". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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