Rapala suffusa
| Suffused flash | |
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| R. s. laima Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 10, 2019). "Rapala suffusa (Moore, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
External links
- 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.