Drupadia ravindra

Drupadia ravindra

Drupadia ravindra moorei from Borneo. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Drupadia
Species:	D. ravindra
Binomial name
*Drupadia ravindra* (Horsfield, 1829)
Synonyms
Myrina ravindra Horsfield, [1829] Thecla ravindra Horsfield, [1829] Papilio lisias Fabricius, 1787 (preocc.) Marmessus ravindra ravindra ab. transiens Kalis, 1933 Marmessus ravindra medullia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Biduanda thesmia javanica Toxopeus, 1932 Sithon moorei Distant, 1882; Biduanda similis Druce, 1895 Marmessus moorei sumatranus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus moorei sumatranus f. battakana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus moorei nola Fruhstorfer, 1912 Drupadia boisduvalii Moore, 1884 Marmessus boisduvali var. atra Druce, 1896 Marmessus lisias boisduvalii f. alcira Fruhstorfer, 1912 Drupadia caesarea Weymer, 1887 Sithon moorei var. niasica Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. niasicola Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. ravindrina Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. joloana Staudinger, 1889 Marmessus surindra var. albula Druce, 1895 Sithon moorei var. fulminans Staudinger, 1889 Marmessus surindra Druce, 1895 Biduanda esla Swinhoe, [1912] Marmessus lisias iskander Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus lisias lisiades Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus lisias serunicus van Eecke, 1914 Marmessus ravindra balina Fruhstorfer, 1914 Mermessus ravindra sumptuosa Toxopeus, 1931 Marmessus lisias connexa Riley, [1945] Marmessus lisias batuna Riley, [1945] Marmessus lisias janus Riley, [1945] Mermessus lisias banka Riley, [1945] Papilio lisias Fabricius, 1787

Drupadia ravindra, common name Common Posy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family.

Subspecies

Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok
Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884 - Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China
Drupadia ravindra caesarea Weymer, 1887- Nias
Drupadia ravindra ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889) - Palawan
Drupadia ravindra joloana (Staudinger, 1889) - Philippines (Jolo, Sulu)
Drupadia ravindra fulminans (Staudinger, 1889) – Borneo
Drupadia ravindra surindra (Druce, 1895) - Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan)
Drupadia ravindra esla (Swinhoe, 1912) - Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.)
Drupadia ravindra serunica (van Eecke, 1914) - Simeulue Is.
Drupadia ravindra balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali
Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa (Toxopeus, 1931) - W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu)
Drupadia ravindra connexa (Riley, 1945)
Drupadia ravindra batuna (Riley, 1945) - Batu Is.
Drupadia ravindra janus (Riley, 1945) - SW.Sumatra
Drupadia ravindra banka (Riley, 1945)
Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor)
Drupadia ravindra resoluta Cowan, 1974 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983
Drupadia ravindra balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
Drupadia ravindra okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991

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Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii
Drupadia ravindra moorei
Drupadia ravindra moorei
Drupadia ravindra surindra
Drupadia ravindra serunica

Description

Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails.^[2]

Larva feed on Derris scandens (Papilionaceae) and Saraca thaipingensis. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines.^[1] These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level. ^[2]

Bibliography

LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Beccaloni G.W., Scoble M.J., Robinson G.S. & Pitkin B., 2005-06-15

References

External links

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