Rapala manea, slate flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in most of the Indomalayan realm (excluding Taiwan).
The wingspan is 24âÂÂ26 mm.
The larvae of subspecies R. m. schistacea feed on the flowers of Rosaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Combretaceae and Leguminosae species, including Quisqualis indica and Acacia caesia.
Subspecies
- Rapala manea manea (Sulawesi)
- Rapala manea schistacea <small>(Moore, 1879)</small> (India to northern Thailand, Sri Lanka, southern Yunnan, possibly the Andamans)
- Rapala manea chozeba <small>(Hewitson, 1863)</small> (southern Thailand to Singapore, Sumatra, possibly Borneo)
- Rapala manea asikana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> (Java, possibly Bali)
- Rapala manea enganica <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> (Enggano)
- Rapala manea lombokiana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> (Lombok)
- Rapala manea baweanica <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> (Bawean)
- Rapala manea philippinensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> (Philippines:Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan)
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