Drupadia ravindra
species of insect
Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Subspecies
Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok
Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884 - Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China
Drupadia ravindra caesarea Weymer, 1887 - Nias
Drupadia ravindra ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889) - Palawan
Drupadia ravindra joloana (Staudinger, 1889) - Philippines (Jolo, Sulu)
Drupadia ravindra fulminans (Staudinger, 1889) – Borneo
Drupadia ravindra surindra (Druce, 1895) - Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan)
Drupadia ravindra esla (Swinhoe, 1912) - Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.)
Drupadia ravindra serunica (van Eecke, 1914) - Simeulue Is.
Drupadia ravindra balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali
Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa (Toxopeus, 1931) - W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu)
Drupadia ravindra connexa (Riley, 1945)
Drupadia ravindra batuna (Riley, 1945) - Batu Is.
Drupadia ravindra janus (Riley, 1945) - SW.Sumatra
Drupadia ravindra banka (Riley, 1945)
Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor)
Drupadia ravindra resoluta Cowan, 1974 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983
Drupadia ravindra balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
Drupadia ravindra okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991
Description
Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). 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.
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