Drupadia ravindra

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Drupadia ravindra
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Drupadia ravindra moorei from Borneo. Mounted specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Drupadia
Species:
D. ravindra'
Binomial name
Drupadia ravindra'
(Horsfield, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Myrina ravindraHorsfield, [1829]
  • Thecla ravindraHorsfield, [1829]
  • Papilio lisiasFabricius, 1787 (preocc.)
  • Marmessus ravindra ravindra ab. transiensKalis, 1933
  • Marmessus ravindra medulliaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Biduanda thesmia javanicaToxopeus, 1932
  • Sithon mooreiDistant, 1882;
  • Biduanda similisDruce, 1895
  • Marmessus moorei sumatranusFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Marmessus moorei sumatranus f. battakanaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Marmessus moorei nolaFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Drupadia boisduvaliiMoore, 1884
  • Marmessus boisduvali var. atraDruce, 1896
  • Marmessus lisias boisduvalii f. alciraFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Drupadia caesareaWeymer, 1887
  • Sithon moorei var. niasicaStaudinger, 1889
  • Sithon ravindra var. niasicolaStaudinger, 1889
  • Sithon ravindra var. ravindrinaStaudinger, 1889
  • Sithon ravindra var. joloanaStaudinger, 1889
  • Marmessus surindra var. albulaDruce, 1895
  • Sithon moorei var. fulminansStaudinger, 1889
  • Marmessus surindraDruce, 1895
  • Biduanda eslaSwinhoe, [1912]
  • Marmessus lisias iskanderFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Marmessus lisias lisiadesFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Marmessus lisias serunicusvan Eecke, 1914
  • Marmessus ravindra balinaFruhstorfer, 1914
  • Mermessus ravindra sumptuosaToxopeus, 1931
  • Marmessus lisias connexaRiley, [1945]
  • Marmessus lisias batunaRiley, [1945]
  • Marmessus lisias janusRiley, [1945]
  • Mermessus lisias bankaRiley, [1945]
  • Papilio lisiasFabricius, 1787

Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Subspecies

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Description

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]

Larvae feed on Derris scandens ( Papilionaceae ) and Saraca thaipingensis . [3]

Distribution and habitat

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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