Rachelia extrusus

Rachelia extrusus, the blue-flash skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of New Guinea and Cape York in the far north of Australia.

Rachelia extrusus
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R. extrusus
Binomial name
Rachelia extrusus
C. & R. Felder, 1867
Synonyms
  • Eudamus extrusus
  • Trapezites icosia
  • Protogenes affinis
  • Mimas basalis
  • Rachelia icosia (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
  • Rachelia extrusa

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica.


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