Rachelia extrusus

Rachelia extrusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Rachelia
Species: 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 Blue-flash Skipper (Rachelia extrusus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of New Guinea and Cape York.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica.

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