Rapala pheretima
Appearance
Copper flash | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Rapala |
Species: | R. pheretima
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Binomial name | |
Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, 1863.)
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Synonyms | |
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Rapala pheretima, the copper flash,[1] is a species of lycaenid or gossamer-winged butterfly found in Asia.
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Subspecies
- Rapala pheretima pheretima (Borneo, Sumatra)
- Rapala pheretima petosiris (Hewitson, 1863) (Nepal, Sikkim, Assam to northern Thailand)
- Rapala pheretima sequeira (Distant, 1885) (southern Thailand, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore)
- Rapala pheretima tiomana Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
- Rapala pheretima sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java)
- Rapala pheretima guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)
References
- ^ Hewitson, 1863, Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsofd01hewi#page/n66/mode/1up