| Drupadia ravindra | |
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| Drupadia ravindra moorei from Borneo. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Drupadia |
| Species: | D. ravindra' |
| Binomial name | |
| Drupadia ravindra' (Horsfield, 1829) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails. [2]
Larva feed on Derris scandens ( Papilionaceae ) and Saraca thaipingensis . [3]
This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines. [1] These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level. [2]
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