Drupadia scaeva

Blue posy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Drupadia
Species:	D. scaeva
Binomial name
	Drupadia scaeva; Bethune-Baker, 1908
Synonyms
	Myrina scaevaHewitson, 1863 ; Biduanda scaeva; Marmessus scaeva scaeva; Biduanda melisacooperi Tytler, 1940 ; Myrina cyaraHewitson, 1878 ; Biduanda cyara; Biduanda melisa cyara; Marmessus scaeva cyara; Myrina melisaHewitson, 1869 ; Biduanda melisa; Marmessus scaeva melisa;

Last updated July 15, 2025

Drupadia scaeva, the blue posy, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.

Subspecies

Drupadia scaeva scaeva (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra)
Drupadia scaeva cooperi(Tytler, 1940) (central Burma, northern Thailand)
Drupadia scaeva cyara(Hewitson, 1878) (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, north-western Burma)
Drupadia scaeva melisa(Hewitson, 1869) (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand)

References

↑ Drupadia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Drupadia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Drupadia scaeva

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