Rapala iarbus
Appearance
Indian red flash | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Rapala |
Species: | R. iarbus
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Binomial name | |
Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)
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Synonyms | |
Rapala jarbas Fabricius |
Rapala iarbus, the common red flash,[1][2] is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South.[1][3] and Southeast Asia.[2]
It is a small sized butterfly with a wingspan of 3.3 to 4.1 cms. It is found across India except in the arid regions of Northwest and Northeast.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 123. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Robert, T.J. (2001). The Butterflies of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 154.