Copper flash
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 pheretima Hewitson, 1863
  • Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885
  • Deudorix utimutis Distant, 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

Subspecies

References

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