Rapala pheretima

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Copper flash
Open wing position of Rapala pheretima Hewitson, 1863 - Copper Flash 2.jpg
Close wing position of Female Rapala pheretima Hewitson, 1863 - Copper Flash WLB DSC 0024 (3).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. pheretima
Binomial name
Rapala pheretima
(Hewitson, 1863.)
Synonyms
  • Deudorix pheretimaHewitson, 1863
  • Deudorix sequeiraDistant, 1885
  • Deudorix utimutisDistant, 1885

Rapala pheretima, the copper flash, [1] is a species of lycaenid or gossamer-winged butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Caterpillar of Rapala pheretima sequeira eating Glochidion, probably Glochidion obscurus Rapala pheretima sequeira caterpillar eating Glochidion.jpg
Caterpillar of Rapala pheretima sequeira eating Glochidion, probably Glochidion obscurus

Subspecies

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References

  1. Hewitson, 1863, Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsofd01hewi#page/n66/mode/1up