Rapala manea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Rapala |
Species: | R. manea |
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Rapala manea | |
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Rapala manea, slate flash, [2] [1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in most of the Indomalayan realm (excluding Taiwan). [2] [1]
The larvae of subspecies R. m. schistacea feed on the flowers of Rosaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Combretaceae and Leguminosae species, including Quisqualis indica and Acacia caesia .