Rapala iarbus

Indian red flash
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. iarbus
Binomial name
	Rapala iarbus; (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
	Rapala jarbasFabricius

Last updated August 11, 2025

Rapala iarbus, the common red flash,^[1]^[2] is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South. ^[1]^[3] and Southeast Asia.^[2]

It is a small sized butterfly with a wingspan of 3.3 to 4.1 cms. It is found across India except in the arid regions of Northwest and Northeast.

References

1 2 Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 123. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
1 2 Savela, Markku. "Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
↑ Robert, T.J. (2001). The Butterflies of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 154.

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[Smetacek-1] 1 2 Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 123. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.

[funet-2] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[3] Robert, T.J. (2001). The Butterflies of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 154.

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