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Drupadia ravindra

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

Subspecies

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

Description

Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about . 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.

Larvae feed on Derris scandens (Papilionaceae) and Saraca thaipingensis.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines. These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about above sea level.

Bibliography

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

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