| Rapala melida | |
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| Rapala melida Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Rapala |
| Species: | R. melida |
| Binomial name | |
| Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, . | |
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Rapala melida or Frustorfer's Flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1912. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
- R. m. melida (Borneo)
- R. m. palawanica Schröder & Treadaway, 2000 (Philippines)
References
- Fruhstorfer, 1912 Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
External links
- Rapala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rapala melida | |