Suffused flash
R. s. laima Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. suffusa
Binomial name
Rapala suffusa
(Moore, 1878)

Rapala suffusa, the suffused flash, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Myanmar, northern India, Assam, Thailand, Indochina and Palawan. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1878.[1]

Subspecies

  • R. s. suffusa northern India, Assam, Thailand, Indochina
  • R. s. laima H. H. Druce, 1895 Borneo
  • R. s. praxeas Fruhstorfer, 1914 Java
  • R. s. catulus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias
  • R. s. barthema (Distant, 1885)
  • R. s. anabasis (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 10, 2019). "Rapala suffusa (Moore, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Rapala". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 3, 2001 via Internet Archive. With images.


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