Rapala varuna

Indigo Flash
Rapala varunaUpperside.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species: R. varuna
Binomial name
Rapala varuna
(Hewitson, 1863).

The Indigo Flash, Rapala varuna is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

Rapala varuna Underside on right, female on left


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