| Rapala manea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Rapala |
| Species: | R. manea |
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| Rapala manea | |
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Rapala manea,slate flash,[2][1] is abutterfly of the familyLycaenidae. It is found in most of theIndomalayan realm (excludingTaiwan).[2][1]
The larvae of subspeciesR. m. schistacea feed on the flowers ofRosaceae,Euphorbiaceae,Combretaceae andLeguminosae species, includingQuisqualis indica andAcacia caesia.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain:Swinhoe, Charles (1911–1912).Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. IX. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 58–60.ThisDeudorigini-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |