Rapala duma

Rapala duma or Abnormal Flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1878. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Rapala duma
Rapala duma Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Rapala
Species:
R. duma
Binomial name
Rapala duma
Synonyms
  • Thecla duma Hewitson, 1878
  • Rapala abnormis Elwes, [1893]
  • Rapala abnormis abusina Fruhstorfer, [1912]

Subspecies
  • R. d. duma (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra)
  • R. d. abusina Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java)

References
  1. Hewitson, 1878 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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