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Rapala Moore, [1881]

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Rapala Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 105, TS: Thecla varuna Horsfield
Hysudra Moore, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 250, TS: Deudorix selira Moore
Nadisepa Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 249, TS: Papilio iarbas Fabricius
Atara Zhdanko, 1996; Zool. zhurn. 75: 783, TS: Thecla arata Bremer
Atara (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 101]

Larva on Anidesma, Ziziphus xylopyrus, Lantana camara, Elaeagnus ferruginea, Quisqualis, Acacia caesia, Astilbe rivularis

Rapala arata (Bremer, 1861)

Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin, S.Kuriles, NE.China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Thecla arata Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 470, TL: Mts. of Bureya, Ussuri river
?arata (Bremer, 1864); Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. (7) 8 (1): 25, pl. 3, f. 6, TL: Mts. of Bureya, Ussuri river
Thecla ichnographia Butler, 1866; J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 9: 57
Thecla tyrianthina Butler, 1881; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 7 (37) : 34, pl. 4, f. 4
Deudorix luniger Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1 : 260
Rapala ogasawarae Matsumura, 1919; Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 733
Deudorix juliae Kardakov, 1928; Entomol. Mitt. 17 (?4): 271
Rapala coreacola Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 97

= ; [BRU2, 101]

Rapala shakojiana Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 97

= ; [BRU2, 101]

Rapala suzukii Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 98

= ; [BRU2, 101]

ogaswarae[sic] ; [BRU2, 101 (missp.)]
Deudorix arata ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 23]
Rapala arata ; [BARU, #326]
Atara arata ; [BRU2: 101, pl. 52, f. 14-18]

Larva on Fabaceae, Saxifragaceae, Ericaceae, Rhamnaceae, Fagaceae, (in Japan) [BARU]

Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, [1851])

NE.China, C.China, Korea. See [About maps] Thecla caerulea Bremer & Grey, [1851]; in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 60, TL: Peking environs
Thecla betuloides Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 810

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82 (note)

Atara betuloides; [BRU2: 101, pl. 52, f. 19-21]
Rapala caerulea ; [BARU, #327]; [MRS, 654]
Rapala betuloides ;
Rapala caerulea ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

Larva on Rosa multiflora, Rhamnus spp. [MRS]

R. c. liliacea Nire˛

Taiwan Rapala caerulea liliacea ; [BOR, 629 (note)]; Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 66, f. 683-786

Rapala abnormis Elwes, [1893]

-. See [About maps] Rapala abnormis Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 642, pl. 44, f. 2, TL: Burma
?Thecla duma Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (8): 211, pl. 84, f. 713, TL: "Bogota, Colombia"
Rapala duma duma [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala duma ;
Rapala abnormis ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 23]

R. a. abnormis

Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra Rapala abnormis abnormis ; [BOR, 624]; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 14-15]

R. a. abusina Fruhstorfer, 1912

Java abnormis abusina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255
Rapala abnormis abusina ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, [1863])

Orissa, Calcutta, Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Copper Flash
Deudorix pheretima Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 9, f. 27-29, TL: "East Indies" [Java or Sarawak]
Rapala pheritima ; [BIR, 363]
Rapala pheretima ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 33]; [MRS, 654]

R. p. pheretima

Borneo, Sumatra Rapala pheretima pheretima ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

R. p. petosiris (Hewitson, [1863])

Sikkim, Assam - N.Thailand Deudorix pheretima petosiris Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 22, 2: pl. 9, f. 30-31, TL: East India
Rapala pheretima petosiris [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala pheretima petosiris ; [BOR, 624]; [MRS, 654]

906x863 (~86Kb) underside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, southern environs of Pattaya, trees on a rivulet bank. 10th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

R. p. sequeira (Distant, 1885)

S.Thailand, ?S.Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana : 278, pl. 23, f. 21
Deudorix utimutis Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana : 279, pl. 23, f. 22
Rapala pheretima sequeira [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala pheretima sequeira ; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 22-24]; [BOR, 624 (note)]

R. p. tiomana Eliot, 1978

Pulau Tioman Rapala tiomana Eliot, 1978; in Corbet & Pendlebury, The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula: 417
Rapala pheretima tiomana ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

R. p. sakaia Fruhstorfer˛

Java Rapala pheretima sakaia ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

R. p. guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912

?Borneo Rapala guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263
Rapala pheretima guevara ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

Rapala suffusa (Moore, [1879])

Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Suffused Flash
Deudorix suffusa Moore, [1879]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4): 834, pl. 52, f. 8, TL: Taco, Upper Tenasserim, Burma
Rapala suffusa suffusa [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala suffusa ; [BIR, 362]; [MRS, 654]

Larva on Schiedelia? [MRS]

R. s. suffusa

N.India, Assam, Thailand - Indo China Rapala testa Swinhoe, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 410
Rapala pengata Fruhstorfer, [1914]; in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde. 9: pl. 146d
Rapala suffusa suffusa ; [BOR, 625 (note)]

R. s. praxeas Fruhstorfer, 1914

Java suffusa praxeas Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4) : 177 (31 January)
Rapala suffusa praxeas ; [BOR, 625]

R. s. catulus Fruhstorfer˛

Nias Rapala suffusa catulus ; [BOR, 625 (note)]

R. s. barthema (Distant, 1885)

Deudorix barthema Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana : 280
Rapala suffusa barthema ; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 27-29]

R. s. anabasis (Staudinger, 1889)

Palawan Rapala dieneces anabasis ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

Rapala affinis Röber, 1886˛

Sulawesi, Sejar. See [About maps] affinis Röber, 1886˛; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 69
Rapala affinis ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 24]; [BOR, 625]

Rapala cindy D'Abrera, 1986

Sulawesi (Macassar). See [About maps] Rapala cindy D'Abrera, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III: 625, TL: Celebes,Macassar

Rapala dioetas (Hewitson, [1863])

Sulawesi, Malaya. See [About maps] Deudorix dioetas Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 21, pl. 7, f. 13-15
?dioetas litunia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256
Rapala dioetas ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 30]; [BOR, 625]

Rapala ribbei Röber, 1886˛

Sulawesi. See [About maps] ribbei Röber, 1886˛; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 69
Rapala ribbei ; [BOR, 625]

Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890

Andamans, N.India, Burma, Thailand - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Lombok. See [About maps] Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5: 450, TL: Andamans
Rapala rubicunda Evans, [1925]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 771, TL: Andamans
Rapala damona [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala damona ; [BOR, 625]; [BMP: 328, pl. 51, f. 1-2]

Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, 1878)

Bengal, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Scarlet Flash
Deudorix dieneces Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae 1 (Suppl.): 31, pl. 5a, f. 65-67, TL: Singapore
?dieneces aurelia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262
?dieneces paradoxa Riley, [1945]; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94 (2): 268
Rapala dieneces dieneces [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala dieneces ; [BIR, 362]

R. d. dieneces

N.India - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo Rapala drasmos Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 624, pl. 34, f. 13, TL: Labuan
Rapala dieneces dieneces ; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 33-35]; [BOR, 626 (note)]
Rapala drasmos ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 25]; [BOR, 625]

909x845 (~138Kb) underside male Thailand, Chanthaburi, Khao-Kitchakut National Park, the park at the headquarters. 4th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

897x849 (~70Kb) underside female Thailand, Chanthaburi, Khao-Kitchakut National Park, the park at the headquarters. 7th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

R. d. intermedius Staudinger˛

Andamans Rapala dieneces intermedius ; [BOR, 626]

R. d. dazatas Fruhstorfer, 1912

Nias dieneces dazatas Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261
Rapala dieneces dazata[?] ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

R. d. mezetulus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Java, ?Lombok, ?Bali dieneces mezetulus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261
Rapala dieneces mezetulus ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

R. d. valeria Fruhstorfer, 1912

Philippines (Basilan) dieneces valeria Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261
Rapala dieneces valeria ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

Rapala caerulescens (Staudinger, 1889)

Philippines (Mindanao). See [About maps] caerulescens (Staudinger, 1889) (Deudorix); Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 116
?Rapala dieneces caerulescens ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)

Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Common Red Flash
Papilio iarbus Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 68, no. 648, TL: Siam
Rapala iarbus iarbus [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala jarbas ; [BIR, 362]
Rapala iarbas ; [EOB, 267]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 27]
Rapala iarbus ; [MRS, 653]

Larva on Nephelium lappaceum [EOB]

R. i. iarbus

Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka Indian Red Flash
Rapala ocerta Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
Rapala ab. chondong Cowan, 1956; Bull. Raffles Mus. 27: 39
Papilio melampus Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 142, pl. 362, f. G, H (preocc.), TL: Coromandel Coast, S.India
Rapala iarbus iarbus ; [BMP: 327, pl. 51, f. 3-5]; [BOR, 626 (note)]
Rapala iarbus ocerta ; [BOR, 626 (note)]
Rapala melampus ; [BIR, 362]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 30 (text)]

Larva on Nephelium lappaceum, Melastoma polyanthum, M. malabaricum, (attended by ant Anoplolepis longipes) [BMP]

R. i. sorya (Kollar, 1848)

India, ?Sikkim, ?Assam, Ceylon Indian Red Flash
Rapala iarbus sorya ; [BOR, 626]

R. i. dekaiarchus Fruhstorfer˛

Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Sumbawa, Bawean Rapala iarbus dekaiarchus ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

Rapala rhoda de Nicéville, 1896

-. See [About maps] Rapala rhoda de Nicéville, 1896; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 188

R. r. rhoda

Sumatra Rapala rhoda rhoda ; [BOR, 626 (note)]

R. r. sarata Fruhstorfer˛

Java Rapala rhoda sarata ; [BOR, 626]

Rapala rhodopis de Nicéville, [1896]

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya. See [About maps] Rapala rhodopis de Nicéville, [1896]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 183, pl. T, f. 41-42
Rapala rhodopis ; [BMP: 328, pl. 51, f. 6-8]; [BOR, 627]

Rapala hades (de Nicéville, [1895])

S.Burma, ?Thailand, ?Peninsular Malaya. See [About maps] Hysudra hades de Nicéville, [1895]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 318
Rapala hades ; [BMP: 328, pl. 61, f. 15, pl. 63, f. 16]; [BOR, 627]

Rapala manea (Hewitson, [1863])

-. See [About maps] Deudorix manea Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 10, f. 40-41, TL: Sulawesi
Rapala manea ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 29]

600x400 (~63Kb) underside India: Assam, Guwahati, December 2004, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

R. m. manea

Sulawesi Rapala manea manea ; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. schistacea (Moore, 1879)

India - N.Thailand, Ceylon, S.Yunnan, ?Andamans Slate Flash
Deudorix manea schistacea Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 140, TL: Calcutta
Rapala manea schistacea [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala manea schistacea ; [BOR, 627]
?Rapala schistacea ; [BIR, 361]

Larva on (flowers, attended by ants) Rosaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Combretaceae, Leguminosae [BIR]

R. m. chozeba (Hewitson, [1863])

S.Thailand - Singapore, Sumatra, ?Borneo Deudorix chozeba Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 24, pl. 5, f. 47-48
Rapala manea chozeba [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala manea chozeba ; [BMP: 328, pl. 51, f. 12-14]; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. asikana Fruhstorfer, 1912

Java, ?Bali manea asikana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
Rapala manea asikana ; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. enganica Fruhstorfer, 1912

Enggano manea enganica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
Rapala manea enganica Fruhstorfer; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1912

Lombok manea lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
Rapala manea lombokiana ; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. baweanica Fruhstorfer, 1912

Bawean manea baweanica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
Rapala manea baweanica ; [BOR, 627 (note)]

R. m. philippinensis Fruhstorfer, 1912

manea philippinensis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254

Rapala renata Fruhstorfer, 1912

Java. See [About maps] Rapala renata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255
Rapala renata ; [BOR, 627]

Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890

N.India, Sikkim, Assam - Peninsular Malaya, Thailand. See [About maps] Scarce Slate Flash
Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890; in Marshall & de Nicéville, Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3 : 461, TL: Sikkim
Rapala scintilla scintilla [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala scintilla ; [BIR, 361]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 32]; [MRS, 655]; [BOR, 627]

R. s. scintilla

Rapala scintilla scintilla ; [BMP: 328, pl. 51, f. 9-11]

R. s. nemana Semper, 1890

Philippines (Mindanao) Deudorix barthema Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana : 280, pl. 23
?laima Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 624, pl. 84, f. 12
phrangida Fruhstorfer, 1912
Rapala manea nemana ; [BOR, 627 (note)]

Rapala varuna (Horsfield, [1829])

Ceylon, S.India, Himalayas, Assam, Burma, Australia. See [About maps] Indigo Flash
Thecla varuna Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 91, TL: Java
?Rapala varuna batilina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259
Rapala varuna [Don Herbison-Evans]
Rapala varuna ; [BIR, 361]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 34]; [MRS, 653]; [BOR, 627]

Larva on Leguminosae, Combretaceae, Sapindaceae [BIR], Zizyphus xylopyra, Z. rugosa, Quisqualis indica, Sapindus laurifoliata [MRS], Dendrolobium umbellatum, Acacia polystachya, Litchi chinensis, Alphitonia excelsa K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

R. v. arima Frushtorfer˛

Lombok, Bali Rapala varuna arima ; [BOR, 627]

R. v. formosana Fruhstorfer

Taiwan Rapala varuna formosana ; [BOR, 627]; [MRS, 653]

R. v. nada Fruhstorfer, 1912

R. v. orseis (Hewitson, [1863])

Yunnan, ... Deudorix orseis Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 23, TL: Sumatra
Rapala varuna orseis [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala varuna orseis ; [BMP: 328, pl. 51, f. 15-17]; [MRS, 653]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

R. v. simsoni (Miskin, 1874)

Torres Straits Is., Cape York - Brisbane, Papua, Trobriand Is. Deudorix simsoni Miskin, 1874
Rapala varuna simsoni ; [BAUR, 301]

R. v. guineensis (Staudinger, 1889)

West Irian - Papua? varuna guineensis (Staudinger, 1889) (Deudorix); Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 117 [?]
Rapala varuna guineensis ; [BAUR, 301 (text)]

Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891

Nepal, Assam - Karena. See [About maps] Refulgent Flash
Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 (3) : 376, pl. F, f. 18
Rapala refulgens ; [BIR, 360]; [MRS, 654]; [BOR, 628]

Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879)

Ceylon, W.Ghats, Nilgiris. See [About maps] Malabar Flash
lankana (Moore, 1879); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 141
Rapala lankana ; [BIR, 362]; [BOR, 628]

Rapala elcia (Hewitson, [1863])

-. See [About maps] Deudorix elcia Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 10, f. 38-39
Rapala elcia ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 26]

R. e. elcia

Philippines Rapala elcia elcia ; [BOR, 628]

Rapala rhoecus de Nicéville, [1895]

Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, ?Sumatra, ?Borneo, ?Palawan. See [About maps] Rapala rhoecus de Nicéville, [1895]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 319, pl. P, f. 47
Rapala rhoecus rhoecus [Yutaka Inayoshi]

R. r. rhoecus

Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra Rapala rhoecus rhoecus ; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 16-18]
Rapala elcia rhoecus ; [BOR, 628]

Rapala vajana Corbet, 1940

Java. See [About maps] Rapala elcia vajana Corbet, 1940; Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 90: 276
Rapala vajana ; [BOR, 628]

Rapala tara de Nicéville, [1889]

Sikkim, Assam, ?Burma. See [About maps] Assam Flash
Rapala tara de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 57 (4): 284
Rapala tara ; [BIR, 360]; [BOR, 628]

Rapala rubida Tytler, 1927

Burma, Thailand. See [About maps] Rosy Flash
Rapala rubida Tytler, 1927; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31: 590
Rapala rubida [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Virachola rubida ;
Rapala rubida ; [BIR, 365]; [BOR, 628]

Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889]

Sikkim, Assam. See [About maps] Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 57 (4): 285, pl. 14, f. 12, TL: Sikkim
Rapala rosacea [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala rosacea ; [BOR, 628]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82 (note)

Rapala diopites (Hewitson, 1869)

Philippines. See [About maps] Deudorix diopites Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae: (Suppl.) 11, pl. 5, f. 52-54
Rapala diopetes[?] ; [BOR, 628]

R. d. alcetas (Staudinger, 1889)

Palawan Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 119
Rapala alcetas alcetas ; [BOR, 628 (note)]
Rapala diopetes[?] alcetas ; [BOR, 629 (note)]

R. d. alcetina (Semper, 1890)

alcetina Semper, 1890; Reisen Philipp. (5): 225

R. d. ashinensis Murayama & Okamura, 1973

Philippines (Luzon - E.Mindanao) Rapala diopetes[?] ashinensis ; [BOR, 629 (note)]

R. d. bandatara Fruhstorfer, 1912

Philippines (Basilan) diopites bandatara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255
Rapala alcetas bandatara ; [BOR, 628 (note)]
Rapala diopetes[?] bandatara ; [BOR, 629 (note)]

?R. d. ingana Fruhstorfer, 1912

Philippines diopites ingana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255
Rapala alcetas ingana ; [BOR, 628]
Rapala diopetes[?] ingana ; [BOR, 628]

Rapala nissa (Kollar, [1844])

NW.India - Tibet, Kashmir - Sikim, Assam, Burma, W.China. See [About maps] Common Flash
Thecla nissa Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (5): 412, pl. 4, f. 3-4, TL: Mussoorie
Rapala nissa ; [BIR, 361]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 31]; [MRS, 652]

Larva on Astilbe rivularis?, Rosa spp. [MRS]

R. n. nissa

N.India - Thailand Rapala nissa nissa ; [BOR, 629]

R. n. ranta Swinhoe, 1897

Sikkim, Assam, N.Burma, SE.Tibet (Metok, Chayu) Rapala nissa ranta Swinhoe, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 409, TL: Assam
?tacola Fruhstorfer, [1914]; , TL: Assam

= ?; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81

Rapala nissa ranta [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala nissa ranta ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81, f. 28, 55, 59, pl. 9, f. 76
Rapola nissa ranta ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

R. n. nissoides Swinhoe, 1915

Burma (Shan States) Rapala nissa nissoides ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81 (note)

R. n. pahangana Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933

Peninsular Malaya Rapala pahangana Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17 (2): 404
Rapala nissa pahangana ; [BMP: 328, pl. 50, f. 25-26]; [BOR, 629 (note)]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81 (note)

R. n. palamera Fruhstorfer, [1912]

NE.Sumatra Rapala nissa palamera ; [BOR, 629 (note)]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81 (note)

?R. n. odosia (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Java ?Rapala nissa odosia ; [BOR, 629 (note)]

Rapala micans (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

N.China. See [About maps] cismona Seitz/Fruhstorfer?, 1927

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81

?Rapala micans cismona ?Fruhstorfer; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 29]
Rapala micans ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81, f. 27, 53, 57, pl. 9, f. 74

R. m. hirayamana Matsumura, 1926

Taiwan Rapala micans hirayamana Matsumura, 1926; Ins. Matsumurana 1: 23, TL: Formosa
mushana Matsumura, 1935; Insecta Matsumurana, 9: 173

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81

Rapala nissa hirayamana ; [BOR, 629 (note)]; [MRS, 652]
Rapala micans hirayamana ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81 (note)

R. m. haniae Huang, 2001

S.Yunnan Rapala micans haniae Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 81, f. 25, 54, 58, pl. 9, f. 75, TL: Hekou, S.Yunnan

Rapala tomokoae Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978

Philippines. See [About maps] Rapala tomokoae Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978; Trans. Lep. Soc. Japan 29 (4): 215

R. t. takanamii Hayashi, 1984

R. t. bilara M. & T. Okano, 1990

Rapala domitia (Hewitson, [1863])

-. See [About maps] Deudorix domitia Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 10, pl. 6, f. 6-7

R. d. domitia (Hewitson, [1863])

Peninsular Malaya, Singapore Rapala domitia domitia ; [BMP: 329, pl. 50, f. 19-20]; [BOR, 629 (note)]

R. d. flemingi Eliot, 1969

Langkawi, ?S.Thailand Rapala flemingi Eliot, 1969; Entomologist 102 (12): 277
Rapala domitia flemingi [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala domitia flemingi ; [BOR, 629 (note)]; [BMP: 329, pl. 50, f. 21]

R. d. albaplex de Nicéville, 1897

Borneo ?Rapala albapex de Nicéville, 1897; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 66 (3): 560, pl. 3, f. 23 (spell.?)
Rapala domitia albaplex[?] ; [BOR, 629]

Rapala subpurpurea Leech, 1890

W.China (Sichuan, Guizhou), C.China. See [About maps] Rapala subpurpurea Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 42
Rapala subpurpurea ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82, f. 26, 56, 60; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

R. s. bifida Cantlie, 1959

NE.Burma (Sadon) Rapala bifida Cantlie, 1959; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56 (3): 652
Rapala subpurpurea bifida ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82 (note)

Rapala nemorensis Oberthür, 1914

Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Rapala nemorensis Oberthür, 1914; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 9 (2) : 49
Rapala nemorensis ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 101 (note), f. 102, 105-106, 108, pl. 9, f. 77

Rapala extensa Evans, 1926˛

Kashmir, Chitral. See [About maps] Chitral Flash
extensa Evans, 1926˛; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3): 718
Rapala extensa ; [BIR, 362]

Rapala selira (Moore, 1874)

NW.Himalayas, Chitral - Kumaon, NW.India, Kashmir. See [About maps] Himalayan Red Flash
Deudorix selira Moore, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 272
Rapala selira ; [BIR, 362]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 30]; [MRS, 654]

Larva on Indigofera atropurpurea [BHR]

Rapala sphinx (Fabricius, 1775)

Assam - Burma, Java. See [About maps] Brilliant Flash
Papilio sphinx Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 530
Rapala zamona ;
Rapala sphinx ; [BIR, 361]

Rapala bomiensis Lee, 1979

SE.Tibet. See [About maps]

Rapala sthenas Fruhstorfer, 1912

Philippines. See [About maps] Rapala sthenas Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260
Rapala sthenas ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 30 (text)]

Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, 1912

Assam, Burma, Thailand. See [About maps] Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257
Rapala melida melida [Yutaka Inayoshi]

R. m. palawanica Schröder & Treadaway, 2000

Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879)

Sikkim - Burma, Yunnan. See [About maps] Deudorix rectivitta Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 141, TL: N.Cachar
Rapala rectivitta [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Rapala rectivitta ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82 (note); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 103 (note), f. 164, pl. 8, f. 11
Rapala nissa rectivitta ; [Torben B. Larsen]

Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, [1889]

Sikkim, Bhutan, ?Assam. See [About maps] Shot Flash
Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 57 (4): 285, pl. 14, f. 13

= ?Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879);

Rapala buxaria ; [BIR, 361]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 33 (text)]; [BOR, 625]

Rapala hinomaru Fujioka, 1970

E.Nepal. See [About maps] Rapala hinomaru Fujioka, 1970; Spec. Bull. Lepid. Soc. Japan (4): 29, TL: Drapani, Tombol Bridge, Neapl
Rapala hinomaru ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 82 (note)

?Rapala catena South, 1913

SE.Tibet. See [About maps] Rapala catena South, 1913; J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (3): 609

?Rapala colossus Ribbe, 1926

Celebes. See [About maps] Rapala colossus Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15: 82

?Rapala lazulina (Moore, 1879)

Ceylon. See [About maps] Deudorix lazulina Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 140, TL: Ceylon

Rapala xenophon (Fabricius, 1793)

Java. See [About maps] Hesperia xenophon Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 272

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BARU]

Korshunov, Y. P., Gorbunov, P. Y.; Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia; English translation by Oleg Kosterin; [Dnevnye babochki aziatskoi chasti Rossii. Spravochnik]

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BHR]

D'Abrera; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part I-III

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[EOB]

Feltwell, J.; The Encyclopedia of Butterflies; Prentice Hall, 1993; ISBN 0-671-86828-4

[Kedar Tokekar]

India

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[˛]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

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Blanchard, 1871

Remarques sur la faune de la principauté thibétane du Moupin C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 807-813

Bremer, 1861

Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibirien und dem Amur-Lande gesammelt von Radde und Maack, bescrieben von Otto Bremer Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 461-495 [?462-496]

Bremer, 1864

Lepidopteren Ost-Sibiriens, insbesondere der Amur-Landes, gesammelt von den Herren G. Radde, R. Maack und P. Wulffius Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. (7) 8 (1): 1-104, 8pls

Bremer & Grey, [1851]

Diagnoses de Lépidopterčres nouveaux, trouvés par Mm. Tatarinoff et Gaschkewitch aux environs de Pekin in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 58-67

Butler, 1866

A list of the diurnal Lepidoptera recently collected by Mr. Whitely in Hakodadi J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 9: 50-58 [?]

Butler, 1881

Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the British Museum Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 7 (37) : 31-37, pl. 4

Cantlie, 1959

A new variety of Rapala nissa ranta J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56 (3): 652

Corbet, 1939

A Revision of the Malayan species of Rapala More (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond (B) 8 (6): 103-112, 20figs

de Nicéville, [1889]

On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 57 (4): 273-293, pl. 13-14

de Nicéville, 1891

On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 (3) : 341-398, pl. F-G

de Nicéville, [1895]

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 259-321 [pl. N-Q in (4)]

de Nicéville, [1896]

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 169-194, pl. R, S, T

de Nicéville, 1897

On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan Regions J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 66 (3): 543-577, pl. 1-4

Distant, 1885

Rhopalocera Malayana: a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula Rhopalocera Malayana : 1-481, pl. 1-27,27A,27B,28-44

Druce, 1895

A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 556-627, pl. 31-34

K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991

Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):

Eliot, 1969

More revisional notes on oriental Butterflies Entomologist 102 (12): 269-278, 8 figs, pl. 9

Elwes, [1893]

On Butterflies collected by Mr. W. Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and in Perak. (1) and (2) Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (2): 249-289, pl. 27 1892 (4): 617-664, pl. 43-44

Evans, [1925]

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 726-776, pl. 29

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

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 (early April)

Fruhstorfer, 1914

Neue Lycaeniden Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4) : 172-178 (31 January)

Fujioka, 1970

Butterflies collected by the Lepidopterological Research Expedition to Nepal Himalaya, 1963. Part 1. Papilionoidea Spec. Bull. Lepid. Soc. Japan (4): 1-125

Hewitson, [1863]; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1878

Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,*37, pl. 1-16 (1863) (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865) (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867) (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54 (Suppl.) pp. 1-16,3a,3b,3c, pl. 1-5 (1869) (5): 137-150,*151, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873) (6): 151-184,*185, pl. 60-73 (1874) (7): 185-208,*209, pl. 74-83 (1877) (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92 (Suppl.) pp. 1a,1b,3a,3b,4a,5a,5b,7-8 (1878) [* = temporary page]

Huang, 2001

Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152

Huang, 2003

A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114

Kardakov, 1928

Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren des Ussuri-Gebietes Entomol. Mitt. 17 (?4): 261-273

Leech, 1890

New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 (2): 25-26 : 26-50 81-83 109-114, pl. 1

de Nicéville in Marshall & de Nicéville, 1890

The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon, a descriptive Handbook of all the known Species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that Region, with Notices of allied Species occurring in the neighbouring Countries along the Border, with numerous Illustrations. Vol. 3 Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3 : 1-503, pl. 25-29

Matsumura, 1919

Thousand Insects of Japan. Additamenta 3 Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 99-100? [4], 475-740, 1-34, +3, +2, pl. 26-53 + explics

Matsumura, 1929

Some new butterflies from Japan, Korea and Formosa Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 87-107

Moore, 1874

List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected in Cashmere Territory by Capt. R. B. Reed, 12th Regt., with descriptions of new species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 264-274, pl. 43

Moore, [1879]

A list of the Lepidopterous Insects collected by Mr. Ossian Limborg in Upper Tenasserim, with descriptions of new species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4): 821-859, pl. 51-53

Moore, 1879

Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 136-144

Moore, [1881]

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18 (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36 (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54 (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71

Moore, 1882

List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra Discrict, N.W Hiamalaya; with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 234-263, pls. 11-12

Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933

Some Lycaenidae new to the Malay Peninsula J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17 (2): 402-405

Ribbe, 1926

Neue Lycaenenformen hauptsaechlich von Celebes Ent. Mitt. 15: 78-91

Riley, [1945]

Spolia Mentawiensia: Rhopalocera, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94 (2): 247-271

Röber, 1886

Neue Tagschmetterlinge der indo-australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5

Seitz, [1909]

Die Großschmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 1. Die Palaearktischen Tagfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 1 : 1-379

Semper, 1890

Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen Reisen Philipp. (1): 1-46, pl. 1-8, A (1886) (2): 47-86, pl. 9-16 (1887) (3): 87-134, pl. 17-24 (1888) (4): 135-174, pl. 25-32 (1889) (5): 175-238, pl. 33-38, B (1890) (6): 239-270, pl. 39-46 (1891) (7): 271-380, pl. 47-49 [iv] (1892)

South, 1913

A list of butterflies collected by Captain F.M. Bailey in western China, south-eastern Tibet, and the Mishimi hills, 1911 J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (3): 598-615

Staudinger, [1888]

Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 1 (1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884) (2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884) (3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884) (4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884) (5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884) (6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884) (7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885) (8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885) (9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885) (10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885) (11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886) (12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886) (13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886) (14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886) (15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887) (16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887) (17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887) (18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888) (19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)

Staudinger, 1889

Lepidoptera der Insel Palawan Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 3-180, pl. 1-2

Stoll, [1781]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780) (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781) (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)

Swinhoe, 1890

Descriptions of three new Species of Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5: 449-451

Swinhoe, 1897

New eastern Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 407-410

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