Tajuria mizunumai | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tajuria |
Species: | T. mizunumai |
Binomial name | |
Tajuria mizunumai (H. Hayashi, 1978) | |
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Tajuria mizunumai is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found only on Mindanao in the Philippines. It was originally listed as a subspecies of Tajuria dominus , but was changed species status as Tajuria mizunumai by Colin G. Treadaway in 1995 and by H. Hayashiin 2017.
Etymology: The specific name is dedicated to Tetsuo Mizunuma, a Japanese beetle researcher.