Rapala varuna, the indigo flash, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.
Description
Subspecies
- R. v. orseis <small>(Hewitson, 1863)</small> Yunnan
- R. v. simsoni <small>(Miskin, 1874)</small> Torres Straits Island, Cape York to Brisbane, Papua, Trobriand Island
- R. v. guineensis <small>(Staudinger, 1889)</small> New Guinea
- R. v. olivia <small>Druce, 1895</small> Sulawesi
- R. v. saha <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Borneo
- R. v. sagata <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Bawean
- R. v. arima <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Lombok, Bali
- R. v. ambasa <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Nias
- R. v. formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Taiwan
- R. v. nada <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Palawan
- R. v. batilma <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Tenimber
- R. v. gebenia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small> Assam
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