Ptychandra ohtanii

Ptychandra ohtanii is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its forewing length is 26–29 mm. The species resembles P. lorquinii. Black hair-pencil is arising in space 3 of forewing upperside in P. ohtanii whereas arising on cubitus in P. lorquinii. The nominotypical subspecies is distributed only on Mount Apo on Mindanao island. Another subspecies is found on Leyte island. The species is rare on both islands.

Ptychandra ohtanii
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ptychandra
Species:	P. ohtanii
Binomial name
Ptychandra ohtanii H. Hayashi, 1978[1]

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Mr.Takuya OHTANI, Japanese butterfly collector.

Subspecies

• Ptychandra ohtanii ohtanii H. Hayashi, [1978]
• Ptychandra ohtanii lizae H. Hayashi, [1984] (Leyte)