Rapala damona

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Rapala damona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. damona
Binomial name
Rapala damona
C. Swinhoe, 1890. [1]
Synonyms
  • Rapala rubicundaEvans, [1925]

Rapala damona is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, [2] where it has been recorded from the Andamans, northern India, Myanmar, from Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and Lombok.

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References

  1. Swinhoe, C. (1890). "Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (6) 5: 449-451.
  2. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde. 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.