Rapala dieneces

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Scarlet flash
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. dieneces
Binomial name
Rapala dieneces
(Hewitson, 1878)

Rapala dieneces, the scarlet flash, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1878. It is found in Myanmar, northern India, Assam, Bengal, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Nias and the Philippines. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 10, 2019). "Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.