Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Lycaenidae Theclinae

Larva on Anidesma , Ziziphus xylopyrus, Lantana camara, Elaeagnus ferruginea, Quisqualis , Acacia caesia, Astilbe rivularis

• Rapala arata (Bremer, 1861) Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin, S.Kuriles, NE.China, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

  • Thecla arata Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3: 470; TL: Mts. of Bureya, Ussuri river
  • ?arata (Bremer, 1864); Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. (7) 8 (1): 25, pl. 3, f. 6; TL: Mts. of Bureya, Ussuri river
  • Thecla ichnographia Butler, 1866; J. Linn. Soc. Zool. Lond. 9 (34): 57; TL: Japan, Hakodate
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Thecla tyrianthina Butler, 1881; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 7 (37): 34, pl. 4, f. 4
  • Deudorix arata ab. luniger Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 260
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Rapala ogasawarae Matsumura, 1919; Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 733
  • Deudorix arata juliae Kardakoff, 1928; Ent. Mitt. 17 (4): 271, pl. 7, f. 12
  • Rapala coreacola Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 97; TL: Korea
    • = ; [BRU2], 101
  • Rapala shakojiana Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 97; TL: Korea
    • = ; [BRU2], 101
  • Rapala micans suzukii Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 98; TL: Korea
    • = ; [BRU2], 101

  • ogaswarae[sic]; [BRU2], 101 (missp.)
  • Rapala coreacola; [NHM card]
  • Rapala shakojiana; [NHM card]
  • Deudorix arata ogasawarae; [NHM card]
  • Deudorix arata juliae; [NHM card]
  • Dipsas arata; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 16
  • Deudorix arata; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 23; [NHM card]
  • Rapala arata; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 112; [NHM card]; [BARU, #326]
  • Atara arata; [BRU2]: 101, pl. 52, f. 14-18; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 69; [RFEL]

  Larva on Fabaceae , Saxifragaceae , Ericaceae , Rhamnaceae , Fagaceae , (in Japan) [BARU]

• Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, [1851]) NE.China, C.China, Korea. See [maps]

  • Thecla caerulea Bremer & Grey, [1851]; in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 60; TL: Peking environs
  • Thecla betuloides Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci. 72: 810
    • = ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82 (note)
  • Atara betuloides ; [BRU2]: 101, pl. 52, f. 19-21

  • Rapala betuloides; [NHM card]
  • Thecla caerulea; Hewitson, 1877, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (7): 186
  • Rapala caerulea; [BARU, #327]; [MRS], 654; [NHM card]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
  • Bidaspa caerulea; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 70
  • Atara caerulea; [RFEL]

  Larva on Rosa multiflora, Rhamnus spp. [MRS]

  • R. c. liliacea Nire² Taiwan

    • Rapala caerulea liliacea; [BOR], 629 (note); Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 66, f. 683-786

• Rapala abnormis Elwes, [1893] -. See [maps]

  • Rapala abnormis Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 642, pl. 44, f. 2; TL: Burma
  • ?Thecla duma Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 211, pl. 84, f. 713; TL: "Bogota, Colombia"

  • Rapala duma duma, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • ?Thecla duma; [NHM card]
  • Rapala duma;
  • Rapala abnormis; Druce, 1896, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3): 682; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 23; [NHM card]
  • R. a. abnormis Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra

    • Rapala abnormis abnormis; [BOR], 624; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 14-15
  • R. a. abusina Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java

    • Rapala abnormis abusina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; TL: W.Java

    • Rapala abnormis abusina; [BOR], 624 (note); [NHM card]
• Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, 1863) Orissa, Calcutta, Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Copper Flash

  • Deudorix pheretima Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 21, pl. 9, f. 27-29; TL: Sarawak

  • Vadebra pheretima; Moore, [1884], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 528
  • Rapala pheretima; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 623
  • Rapala pheritima[sic]; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263
  • Rapala pheritima[sic?]; [BIR], 363
  • Rapala pheretima; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 33; [NHM card]; [MRS], 654
  • R. p. pheretima Borneo, Sumatra

    • Rapala pheretima pheretima; [BOR], 624 (note)
  • R. p. petosiris (Hewitson, 1863) Sikkim, Assam - N.Thailand

    • Deudorix petosiris Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 22, pl. 9, f. 30-31; TL: East India

    • Rapala pheretima petosiris, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Vadebra petosiris; Moore, [1884], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 528
    • Rapala petosiris; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262
    • Rapala pheretima petosiris; [BOR], 624; [MRS], 654

    906x863 (~86Kb) underside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, southern environs of Pattaya, trees on a rivulet bank. 10th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    779x807 (~112Kb) underside male Cambodia, Ratanakiri Province, Yorn village, the O'Tabok River right bank, 3rd June 2013, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • R. p. sequeira (Distant, 1885) S.Thailand, ?S.Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore

    • Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana: 278, pl. 23, f. 21
    • Deudorix utimutis Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana: 279, pl. 23, f. 22

    • Rapala pheretima sequeira, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Rapala utimutis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263; [NHM card]
    • Deudorix sequeira; [NHM card]
    • Rapala petosiris sequeira; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262
    • Rapala pheretima sequeira; [BOR], 624 (note); [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 22-24
  • R. p. tiomana Eliot, 1978 Pulau Tioman

    • Rapala pheretima tiomana Eliot, 1978; Butterflies Malay Peninsula (3rd edn): 417; TL: Malaysia, P. Tioman

    • Rapala pheretima tiomana; [BOR], 624 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. p. sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java

    • Rapala pheretima sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263; TL: Java

    • Rapala pheretima sakaia; [BOR], 624 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. p. guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912 ?Borneo

    • Rapala utimutis guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263; TL: N.Borneo
      • = Rapala pheretima ; [NHM card]

    • Rapala pheretima guevara; [BOR], 624 (note)
• Rapala suffusa (Moore, 1878) Assam, Burma. See [maps] Suffused Flash

  • Deudorix suffusa Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4): 834, pl. 52, f. 8; TL: Taco, 3000-5000ft, Upper Tenasserim, Burma

  • Rapala suffusa suffusa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Vadebra suffusa; Moore, [1884], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 528
  • Rapala suffusa; Druce, 1896, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3): 682; [BIR], 362; [MRS], 654; [NHM card]

  Larva on Schiedelia ? [MRS]

  • R. s. suffusa N.India, Assam, Thailand - Indo China

    • Rapala testa Swinhoe, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 410
    • ?Rapala pengata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256 (nom. nud.?)
    • Rapala pengata Fruhstorfer, [1914]; in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde. 9: pl. 146d

    • Rapala testa; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256; [NHM card]
    • Rapala pengata; Fruhstorfer, 1914, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 178
    • Rapala xenophon suffusa; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260
    • Rapala suffusa suffusa; [BOR], 625 (note)
  • R. s. laima Druce, 1895 Borneo

    • Rapala laima Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 624, pl. 34, f. 12; TL: Kina Balu

    • Rapala laima; [NHM card]
    • Rapala suffusa laima; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 69
  • R. s. praxeas Fruhstorfer, 1914 Java

    • Rapala suffusa praxeas Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 177; TL: Java
      • = Rapala dioetas litunia ; [NHM card]

    • Rapala suffusa praxeas; [BOR], 625
  • R. s. catulus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias

    • Rapala xenophon catulus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260; TL: Nias

    • Rapala xenophon catulus; [NHM card]
    • Rapala suffusa catulus; [BOR], 625 (note)
  • R. s. barthema (Distant, 1885)

    • Deudorix barthema Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana: 280

    • Rapala barthema; Druce, 1896, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3): 681; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256
    • Rapala suffusa barthema; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 27-29
  • R. s. anabasis (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan

    • Deudoryx anabasis Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 117; TL: Palawan

    • Hypokopelates anabasis; [NHM card]
    • Rapala xenophon anabasis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260
    • Rapala dieneces anabasis; [BOR], 626 (note)
    • Rapala suffusa anabasis; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35
• Rapala dioetas (Hewitson, 1863) Sulawesi, Sanghihe, Talaud, Banggai, Salayar. See [maps]

  • Deudorix dioetas Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 21, pl. 7, f. 13-15; TL: Macassar
  • Deudorix affinis Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3): 69, pl. 5, f. 8, 13; TL: S.Celebes, Bonthain
    • = ; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 54, 72; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 194
  • ?Rapala barthema litunia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256; TL: E.Java, umgebung Lawang
  • Rapala bangkaiensis Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 (1): 82; TL: Banggai
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 194
  • ?Rapala zylda Seitz, [1922]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: pl. 160 i
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 194
    • = ?; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136
  • Rapala dioetas noachis Seitz, 1927; Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 1002, pl. 160 i
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 194

  • Hypokopelates affinis; [NHM card]
  • Rapala affinis; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 24; [BOR], 625
  • ?Rapala dioetas litunia; [NHM card]
  • Rapala zylda; [NHM card]
  • Rapala noachis; [NHM card]
  • Rapala bangkaiensis; [NHM card]
  • Rapala dioetas; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 30; [BOR], 625; [NHM card]; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 72; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 194, f. 5-10; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

  Larva on Lagerstroemia Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

• Rapala ribbei (Röber, 1886) Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Deudorix ribbei Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3): 68, pl. 5, f. 10-11; TL: Celebes
  • Rapala ribbei irregularis Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 (1): 81; TL: Kalawara, West Central Sulawesi
    • = ; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 54; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 193
  • Rapala colossus Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 (1): 82; TL: Lewara, W.Celebes
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 193

  • Rapala ribbei irregularis; [NHM card]
  • Rapala colossus; [NHM card]
  • Rapala ribbei; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262; [BOR], 625; [NHM card]; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 54; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 193, f. 1-4; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136
• Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890 Andamans, N.India, Burma, Thailand - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Lombok. See [maps]

  • Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5 (30): 450; TL: South Andamans
  • Rapala rubicunda Evans, [1925]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 771; TL: Andamans
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Rapala damona, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala damona; [BOR], 625; [NHM card]; [BMP]: 328, pl. 51, f. 1-2
• Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, 1878) Bengal, Assam, Burma. See [maps] Scarlet Flash

  • Deudorix dieneces Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 31, pl. 5a, f. 65-67; TL: Singapore

  • Rapala dieneces dieneces, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Deudorix dieneces; Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 234
  • Rapala dieneces; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261; [BIR], 362; [NHM card]
  • R. d. dieneces N.India - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo

    • Rapala drasmos Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 624, pl. 34, f. 13; TL: Labuan
      • = Rapala dieneces dieneces ; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 69

    • Rapala drasmos; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 25; [BOR], 625; [NHM card]
    • Rapala dieneces dieneces; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 33-35; [BOR], 626 (note); Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 69

    909x845 (~138Kb) underside male Thailand, Chanthaburi, Khao-Kitchakut National Park, the park at the headquarters. 4th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    897x849 (~70Kb) underside female Thailand, Chanthaburi, Khao-Kitchakut National Park, the park at the headquarters. 7th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    713x803 (~176Kb) underside female Thailand, Chanthaburi, Khao-Kitchakut National Park, the park at the headquarters. 7th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • R. d. intermedius (Staudinger, 1888) Andamans

    • Deudorix intermedius Staudinger, 1888; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 279; TL: Andamans

    • Deudorix intermedius; [NHM card]
    • Rapala dieneces intermedius; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261; [BOR], 626
    • Rapala dieneces intermedia; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 70
  • R. d. aurelia Fruhstorfer, 1912 S.Annam

    • Rapala dieneces aurelia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262; TL: S.Annam

    • Rapala dieneces aurelia; [NHM card]
  • R. d. dazata Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias

    • Rapala dieneces dazata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261; TL: Nias

    • Rapala dieneces dazata; [BOR], 626 (note)
    • Rapala dieneces dazatas[sic, recte dazata]; [NHM card]
  • R. d. mezetulus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java, ?Lombok, ?Bali

    • Rapala dieneces mezetulus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261; TL: E.Java

    • Rapala dieneces mezetulus; [BOR], 626 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. d. valeria Fruhstorfer, 1912 Philippines (Basilan)

    • Rapala dieneces valeria Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 261; TL: Bazilan
      • = ?Rapala caerulescens ; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 70

    • Rapala dieneces valeria; [BOR], 626 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. d. paradoxa Riley, [1945] Mentawi

    • dieneces paradoxa Riley, [1945]; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94 (2): 268

    • Rapala dieneces paradoxa; [NHM card]
• Rapala caerulescens (Staudinger, 1889) Philippines (Mindanao). See [maps]

  • Deudorix intermedius var. caerulescens Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 116; TL: Jolo, Sulu Arch.
  • Rapala diopites sthenas Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260; TL: "Bazilan"
    • = ?; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 70

  • Rapala sthenas; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 30 (text); [NHM card]
  • Rapala xenophon var. caerulescens; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 623
  • Rapala dieneces coerulescens[sic, recte caerulescens]; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262
  • Rapala dieneces caerulescens; [BOR], 626 (note); [NHM card]
  • Rapala caerulescens; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 70
• Rapala cowani Corbet, 1939 Singapore

  • Rapala cowani Corbet, 1939; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 8 (6): 109

  • Rapala cowani; [BOR], 626 (note); [NHM card]; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 30-32
• Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787) Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Common Red Flash

  • Papilio iarbus Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 68, no. 648; TL: Siam

  • Rapala iarbus iarbus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala jarbas[sic, recte iarbus]; [BIR], 362
  • Rapala iarbas[sic, recte iarbus]; [EOB], 267; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 27
  • Rapala iarbus; [MRS], 653; [NHM card]; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 400

  695x657 (~136Kb) underside male Thailand, Phang Nga Province, a hill at Khao Khuan Kha, 5 km NE Khok Kloi, a primary forest. 23rd February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Nephelium lappaceum [EOB]

  • R. i. iarbus Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka Indian Red Flash

    • Rapala manea ocerta Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254
    • Rapala iarbus ab. chondong Cowan, 1956; Bull. Raffles Mus. 27: 39; TL: Nee Soon Pipeline, Singapore
    • Papilio melampus Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 142, pl. 362, f. G, H (preocc.); TL: Coromandel Coast, S.India

    • Rapala melampus jarbas[sic, recte iarbus]; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263
    • Deudorix melampus; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 22
    • Rapala melampus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263; [BIR], 362; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 30 (text)
    • Rapala manea ocerta; [NHM card]
    • Rapala iarbus ocerta; [BOR], 626 (note)
    • Rapala iarbus iarbus; [BMP]: 327, pl. 51, f. 3-5; [BOR], 626 (note)

    Larva on Nephelium lappaceum, Melastoma polyanthum, M. malabaricum, (attended by ant Anoplolepis longipes) [BMP]

  • R. i. sorya (Kollar, [1844]) India, ?Sikkim, ?Assam, Ceylon Indian Red Flash

    • Thecla sorya Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 414, pl. 5, f. 1-2

    • Rapala iarbus sorya; [BOR], 626
  • R. i. dekaiarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Sumbawa, Bawean

    • Rapala melampus dekaiarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 263; TL: Java; Bawean; Lombok; Flores; W.Sumatra
    • Rapala jarbas dekaiarchus fa. yabala Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 177; TL: E.Java

    • Rapala iarbus dekaiarchus; [BOR], 626 (note)
  • ?R. i. menaichus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias

    • Rapala melampus menaichus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262; TL: Nias
• Rapala rhoda de Nicéville, [1896] -. See [maps]

  • Rapala rhoda de Nicéville, [1896]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 184, pl. T, f. 43-44

  • Rapala rhoda; [NHM card]
  • R. r. rhoda Sumatra

    • Rapala rhoda rhoda; [BOR], 626 (note)
  • R. r. sarata Fruhstorfer, 1914 Java

    • Rapala rhoda sarata Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 178; TL: Java

    • Rapala rhoda sarata; [BOR], 626; [NHM card]
  • R. r. ignota (Piepers & Snellen, 1918) W.Java

    • rhoda ignota (Piepers & Snellen, 1918) (Deudorix); Rhop. Java [4]: 90, pl. 26, f. 141

    • Deudorix rhoda ignota; [NHM card]
• Rapala rhodopis de Nicéville, [1896] Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya. See [maps]

  • Rapala rhodopis de Nicéville, [1896]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 183, pl. T, f. 41-42

  • Rapala rhodopis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala rhodopis; Eliot, 1959, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7 (8): 382; [BMP]: 328, pl. 51, f. 6-8; [BOR], 627; [NHM card]
• Rapala hades (de Nicéville, 1895) S.Burma, ?Thailand, ?Peninsular Malaya. See [maps]

  • Hysudra (?) hades de Nicéville, 1895; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 318, pl. P, f. 46; TL: Daunat Range, Tenasserim, Burma

  • Rapala hades, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala hades; [BMP]: 328, pl. 61, f. 15, pl. 63, f. 16; [BOR], 627
• Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) -. See [maps] Slate Flash

  • Deudorix manea Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 10, f. 40-41; TL: Sulawesi
  • ?Rapala schistacea satelliticus Kalis, 1933; Tijdschr. Ent. 76 (1-2): 64; TL: Airkokkab, Kangean

  • ?Rapala schistacea satelliticus; [NHM card]
  • Rapala manea; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 29; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

  600x400 (~63Kb) underside India: Assam, Guwahati, December 2004, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

  Larva on Mangifer , Viburnum , Quisqualis , Antidesma , Acacia , Albizia , Bauhinia , Lasiobema , Millettia , Pueraria , Lithocarpus , Jasminum , Ziziphus , Photinia , Sorbaria , Spiraea , Nephelium , Dimocarpus , Camellia , Gordonia , Lantana Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

  • R. m. manea Sulawesi, Talaud, Salayar, Tanahjampea, Kalao, Buton, Banggai, Sula

    • Rapala manea manea; [BOR], 627 (note); Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136
  • R. m. schistacea (Moore, 1879) India - N.Thailand, Ceylon, S.Yunnan, ?Andamans Slate Flash

    • Deudorix manea schistacea Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 140; TL: Calcutta

    • Rapala manea schistacea, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Rapala schistacea; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 622; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; [BIR], 361; [NHM card]
    • Rapala manea schistacea; [BOR], 627

    999x946 (~213Kb) underside Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Koh Kong NE suburbs, a mangrove estuary margin, 14 April 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    965x893 (~193Kb) underside Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Koh Kong NE suburbs, a mangrove estuary margin, 14 April 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    Larva on (flowers, attended by ants) Rosaceae , Euphorbiaceae , Combretaceae , Leguminosae [BIR]

  • R. m. chozeba (Hewitson, 1863) S.Thailand - Singapore, Sumatra, ?Borneo

    • Deudorix chozeba Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 24, pl. 5, f. 47-48; TL: Sumatra

    • Rapala manea chozeba, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Deudorix chozeba; [NHM card]
    • Rapala chozeba; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 623
    • Rapala manea chozeba; [BMP]: 328, pl. 51, f. 12-14; [BOR], 627 (note)
  • R. m. asikana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java, ?Bali

    • Rapala manea asikana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; TL: W.Java, Umgebung Sukabumi

    • Rapala manea asikana; [BOR], 627 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. m. enganica Fruhstorfer, 1912 Enggano

    • Rapala manea enganica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; TL: Engano

    • Rapala manea enganica; [BOR], 627 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. m. lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Lombok

    • Rapala manea lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; TL: Lombok

    • Rapala manea lombokiana; [BOR], 627 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. m. baweanica Fruhstorfer, 1912 Bawean

    • Rapala manea baweanica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; TL: Bawean

    • Rapala manea baweanica; [BOR], 627 (note); [NHM card]
  • R. m. philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1912 Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan)

    • Rapala manea philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 254; TL: Luzon; Mindanao; Palawan

    • Rapala manea philippensis; [NHM card]
  • R. m. ingana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Borneo

    • Rapala alcetas ingana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; TL: N.Borneo

    • Rapala alcetas ingana; [NHM card]; [BOR], 628
    • Rapala diopetes[?] ingana; [BOR], 628
    • Rapala manea ingana; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 188 (note)
• Rapala renata Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java. See [maps]

  • Rapala schistacea renata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; TL: E.Java, Tenggergebirge

  • Rapala schistacea renata; [NHM card]
  • Rapala renata; [BOR], 627
• Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890 N.India, Sikkim, Assam - Peninsular Malaya, Thailand. See [maps] Scarce Slate Flash

  • Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890; Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3: 461; TL: Sikkim

  • Rapala scintilla scintilla, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala scintilla; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 622; [BIR], 361; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 32; [MRS], 655; [BOR], 627; [NHM card]
  • R. s. scintilla

    • Rapala scintilla scintilla; [BMP]: 328, pl. 51, f. 9-11
  • R. s. nemana Semper, 1890 Philippines (Mindanao)

    • scintilla nemana (Semper, 1890); Reisen Philipp. (5): 223
    • Deudorix barthema Distant, 1885; Rhopalocera Malayana: 280, pl. 23
    • Rapala varuna phrangida Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259; TL: NW.Luzon

    • Rapala barthema; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 623
    • Rapala dioetas barthema; [NHM card]
    • Rapala varuna phrangida; [NHM card]
    • Rapala nemana; [NHM card]
    • Rapala manea nemana; [BOR], 627 (note)
• Rapala varuna (Horsfield, [1829]) Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., Borneo, Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Australia. See [maps] Indigo Flash

  • Thecla varuna Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 91; TL: Java
  • zulkarna Seitz, 1926; Macrolep. World 9: 1004
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Rapala varuna formosana ab. kuraruna Umeno, 1936; Zephyrus 6: 231; TL: Formosa
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Rapala varuna, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  • Deudorix varuna; Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 234
  • Rapala varuna; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 622; [BIR], 361; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 34; [NHM card]; [MRS], 653; [BOR], 627; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Deudorix varuna (= Rapala nicevillei?); Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 22, pl. 9, f. 32-33, pl. 10, (3):36-37
    • = Rapala sphinx ; [NHM card]

  Larva on Leguminosae , Combretaceae , Sapindaceae [BIR], Zizyphus xylopyra, Z. rugosa, Quisqualis indica, Sapindus laurifoliata [MRS], Dendrolobium umbellatum, Acacia polystachya, Litchi chinensis, Alphitonia excelsa K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140), Quisqualis , Acacia , Dendrolobium , Psidium , Buckinghamia ?, Alphitonia , Zizyphus , Litchi , Sapindus , Nephelium , Gordonis , Celtis Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136

  • R. v. orseis (Hewitson, 1863) Yunnan, ...

    • Deudorix orseis Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 23; TL: Sumatra

    • Rapala varuna orseis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Deudorix orseis; Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 234; [NHM card]
    • Rapala varuna orseis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; [MRS], 653; [BMP]: 328, pl. 51, f. 15-17; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
  • R. v. simsoni (Miskin, 1874) Torres Straits Is., Cape York - Brisbane, Papua, Trobriand Is.

    • Deudorix simsoni Miskin, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 11: 165

    • Deudorix simsoni; [NHM card]
    • Rapala simsoni; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259
    • Rapala varuna simsoni; [BAUR], 301
  • R. v. guineensis (Staudinger, 1889) West Irian - Papua?

    • Deudorix intermedius guineensis Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 117; TL: New Guinea

    • Rapala guineensis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 262; [NHM card]
    • Rapala varuna guineensis; [BAUR], 301 (text)
  • R. v. olivia Druce, 1895 S.Sulawesi

    • Rapala olivia Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 622, pl. 34, f. 16; TL: S.Celebes

    • Rapala olivia; [NHM card]
    • Rapala varuna olivia; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 137
  • R. v. saha Fruhstorfer, 1912 N.Borneo

    • Rapala varuna saha Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; TL: N.Borneo

    • Rapala varuna saha; [NHM card]
  • R. v. sagata Fruhstorfer, 1912 Bawean

    • Rapala varuna sagata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; TL: Bawean

    • Rapala varuna sagata; [NHM card]
  • R. v. arima Fruhstorfer, 1912 Lombok, Bali

    • Rapala varuna arima Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; TL: Lombok

    • Rapala varuna arima; [BOR], 627; [NHM card]
  • R. v. ambasa Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias

    • Rapala varuna ambasa Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; TL: Nias

    • Rapala varuna ambasa; [NHM card]
  • R. v. formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Taiwan

    • Rapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259; TL: Formosa, Koshun

    • Rapala varuna formosana; [BOR], 627; [NHM card]; [MRS], 653
  • R. v. nada Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan

    • Rapala varuna nada Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259; TL: Palawan

    • Rapala varuna nada; [NHM card]
  • R. v. batilma Fruhstorfer, 1912 Tenimber

    • Rapala varuna batilma Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 259; TL: Tenimber

    • Rapala varuna batlima[sic, recte batilma]; [NHM card]
    • Rapala varuna batilma; [NHM card]
  • R. v. gebenia Fruhstorfer, 1914 Assam

    • Rapala varuna gebenia Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 173; TL: Assam

    • Rapala varuna gebenia; [NHM card]
• Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891 Nepal, Assam - Karena. See [maps] Refulgent Flash

  • Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 (3): 376, pl. F, f. 18; TL: Khasi Hills

  • Rapala refulgens; [BIR], 360; [MRS], 654; [BOR], 628; [NHM card]
• Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879) Ceylon, W.Ghats, Nilgiris. See [maps] Malabar Flash

  • Deudorix lankana Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 141

  • Deudorix lankana; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 103, pl. 39, f. 5
  • Vadebra lankana; Moore, [1884], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 528
  • Rapala lankana; [BIR], 362; [BOR], 628
• Rapala tara de Nicéville, [1889] Sikkim, Assam, ?Burma. See [maps] Assam Flash

  • Rapala tara de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 284

  • Rapala tara, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala tara; [BIR], 360; [BOR], 628; [NHM card]
• Rapala rubida Tytler, 1926 Burma, Thailand. See [maps] Rosy Flash

  • Rapala rubida Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3): 590 (repl. rosacea Tytler, 1915)
  • rosacea (Tytler, 1915) (Virachola); J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 138 (preocc. Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889])
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Virachola rubida, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Virachola rubida;
  • Rapala rubida; [BIR], 365; [BOR], 628
• Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889] Sikkim, Assam. See [maps]

  • Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 285, pl. 14, f. 12; TL: Sikkim

  • Rapala rosacea, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala rosacea; [BOR], 628; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82 (note)
• Rapala diopites (Hewitson, 1869) Philippines. See [maps]

  • Deudorix diopites Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 11, pl. 5, f. 52-53, nec 54]; TL: Philippines

  • Deudorix diopites; [NHM card]
  • Rapala diopites; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 260
  • Rapala diopetes[?]; [BOR], 628
  • R. d. diopites Philippines (Camiguin I.)

    • Rapala diopites diopites; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 186
  • R. d. alcetas (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan

    • Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 119

    • Rapala alcetas; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; Kawazoe, 1973, Tyô to Ga 24 (4): 91; [NHM card]
    • Rapala alcetas alcetas; [BOR], 628 (note)
    • Rapala diopetes[sic?] alcetas; [BOR], 629 (note)
    • Rapala diopites alcetas; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 186; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35
  • R. d. alcetina (Semper, 1890) Philippines (Mindanao)

    • Rapala alcetas var. alcetina Semper, 1890; Reisen Philipp. (5): 225; TL: Bohol, Camiguin de Mindanao, SE.Mindanao
    • Rapala alcetas bandatara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 255; TL: Bazilan
      • = Rapala alcetas alcetina ; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 187
    • Rapala tara ashinensis Murayama & Okamura, 1973; Tyô to Ga 24 (1): 16, f. 20-23; TL: Ashin
      • = Rapala alcetas ; Kawazoe, 1973, Tyô to Ga 24 (4): 91
      • = Rapala alcetas alcetina ; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 187

    • Rapala diopetes[?] ashinensis; [BOR], 629 (note)
    • Rapala tara ashinensis; [NHM card]
    • Rapala alcetas bandatara; [BOR], 628 (note); [NHM card]
    • Rapala diopetes[?] bandatara; [BOR], 629 (note)
    • Rapala alcetas alcetina; [NHM card]; Takanami, 1986, Tyô to Ga 36 (4): 187
    • Rapala diopites alcetina; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (1): 41
• Rapala nissa (Kollar, [1844]) NW.India - Tibet, Kashmir - Sikim, Assam, Burma, W.China. See [maps] Common Flash

  • Thecla nissa Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 412, pl. 4, f. 3-4; TL: Mussoorie

  • Rapala nissa nissa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Deudorix nissa var.; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 10, f. 42-44
  • Rapala nissa; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257; [BIR], 361; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 31; [MRS], 652

  Larva on Astilbe rivularis?, Rosa spp. [MRS]

  • R. n. nissa N.India - Thailand

    • Rapala nissa nissa; [BOR], 629
  • R. n. ranta Swinhoe, 1897 Sikkim, Assam, N.Burma, SE.Tibet (Metok, Chayu)

    • Rapala ranta Swinhoe, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19 (112): 409; TL: Assam
    • ?Rapala nissa tacola Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 178; TL: Assam
      • = ?Rapala nissa ranta ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81

    • Rapala ranta; [NHM card]
    • Rapala nissa ranta; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81, f. 28, 55, 59, pl. 9, f. 76; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
  • R. n. nissoides Swinhoe, 1915 Burma (Shan States)

    • Rapala nissa nissoides Swinhoe, 1915; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 16 (93): 176; TL: Haipan, Shan States

    • Rapala nissa nissoides; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81 (note)
  • R. n. pahangana Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933 Peninsular Malaya

    • Rapala pahangana Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17 (2): 404

    • Rapala nissa pahangana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Rapala nissa pahangana; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 25-26; [BOR], 629 (note); Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81 (note)
  • R. n. palamera Fruhstorfer, 1912 NE.Sumatra

    • Rapala nissa palamera Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257; TL: NE.Sumatra

    • Rapala nissa palamera; [BOR], 629 (note); Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81 (note)
  • ?R. n. odosia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java

    • Rapala nissa odosia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257; TL: W.Java, Vulcan Gede, 4000'

    • Rapala nissa odosia; [BOR], 629 (note)
• Rapala micans (Bremer & Grey, 1853) N.China. See [maps]

  • Thecla micans Bremer & Grey, 1853; Schmett. N. China: 9
  • cismona (Fruhstorfer, ?1927)
    • = ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81

  • Thecla micans; Ménétriés, 1855, Cat. lep. Petersb. 1: 55, pl. 4, f. 3
  • Rapala micans cismona; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 29
  • Rapala cismona; [NHM card]
  • Dipsas micans; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 66
  • Rapala micans; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81, f. 27, 53, 57, pl. 9, f. 74
  • R. m. hirayamana Matsumura, 1926 Taiwan

    • Rapala hirayamana Matsumura, 1926; Ins. Matsumurana 1 (1): 23; TL: Formosa
    • ?Rapala micans formosicola Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 98; TL: Formosa
    • ?Rapala micans ab. tatakkana Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 98; TL: Formosa
    • Rapala mushana Matsumura, 1935; Insecta Matsumurana, 9 (4): 173; TL: Formosa
      • = Rapala micans hirayamana ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81

    • Rapala mushana; [NHM card]
    • Rapala hirayamana; [NHM card]
    • Rapala nissa hirayamana; [BOR], 629 (note); [MRS], 652
    • Rapala micans hirayamana; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81 (note)
  • R. m. haniae Huang, 2001 S.Yunnan

    • Rapala micans haniae Huang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 81, f. 25, 54, 58, pl. 9, f. 75; TL: Hekou, S.Yunnan
• Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 Taiwan

  • Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3): 96; TL: Formosa

  • Rapala takasagonis; Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 66, f. 697-700; [MRS], 653; [BOR], 629 (note); [NHM card]
• Rapala tomokoae Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978 Philippines (Mindanao). See [maps]

  • Rapala tomokoae Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978; Tyô to Ga 29 (4): 215; TL: Mt. Apo, Mindanao

  • Rapala tomokoae; [NHM card]
  • R. t. takanamii Hayashi, 1984
  • R. t. bilara M. & T. Okano, 1990
• Rapala domitia (Hewitson, 1863) -. See [maps]

  • Deudorix domitia Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 19, pl. 6, f. 6-7; TL: Singapore

  • Rapala domitia; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 624; [NHM card]
  • R. d. domitia Peninsular Malaya, Singapore

    • Rapala domitia domitia; [BOR], 629 (note); [BMP]: 329, pl. 50, f. 19-20
  • R. d. flemingi Eliot, 1969 Langkawi, ?S.Thailand

    • Rapala domitia flemingi Eliot, 1969; Entomologist 102 (1279): 277; TL: Malaysia, Langkawi Is.

    • Rapala domitia flemingi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Deudorix flemingi; [NHM card]
    • Rapala domitia flemingi; [BOR], 629 (note); [NHM card]; [BMP]: 329, pl. 50, f. 21
  • R. d. albapex de Nicéville, 1897 Borneo

    • Rapala albapex de Nicéville, 1897; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66 Pt.II (3): 560, pl. 3, f. 23

    • Rapala albapex; [NHM card]
    • Rapala domitia albapex; [BOR], 629

• Rapala repercussa Leech, 1890 Tsekou

  • Rapala repercussa Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23: 42; TL: Chang Yang
  • Rapala repercussa ab. nebulifer Seitz, 1910; Macrolepid. World 1: 259
  • Rapala repercussa ab. nebulifer Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 259

  • Rapala nebulifer; [NHM card]
  • Rapala repercussa; [NHM card]
• Rapala subpurpurea Leech, 1890 W.China (Sichuan, Guizhou), C.China. See [maps]

  • Rapala subpurpurea Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23: 42; TL: Chang Yang

  • Rapala nissa subpurpurea; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257
  • Rapala subpurpurea; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82, f. 26, 56, 60; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
  • R. s. bifida Cantlie, 1959 NE.Burma (Sadon)

    • Rapala bifida Cantlie, 1959; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56 (3): 652

    • Rapala subpurpurea bifida; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82 (note)
• Rapala nemorensis Oberthür, 1914 Tibet, W.China. See [maps]

  • Rapala nemorensis Oberthür, 1914; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 9 (2): 53, pl. 255, f. 2150-2151

  • Rapala nemorensis; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 101 (note), f. 102, 105-106, 108, pl. 9, f. 77
• Rapala extensa Evans, 1926² Kashmir, Chitral. See [maps] Chitral Flash

  • extensa Evans, 1926²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3): 718

  • Rapala extensa; [BIR], 362
• Rapala selira (Moore, 1874) NW.Himalayas, Chitral - Kumaon, NW.India, Kashmir. See [maps] Himalayan Red Flash

  • Deudorix selira Moore, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 272
  • Rapala selira roana Fruhstorfer, 1916; Ent. Rundschau 33 (5): 25; TL: Bashahr, NW.Himalayas

  • Rapala micans selira; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258
  • Rapala selira; [BIR], 362; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 30; [MRS], 654

  Larva on Indigofera atropurpurea [BHR]

• Rapala zamona Fruhstorfer, 1912 Philippines (Luzon), .... See [maps]

  • Rapala sphinx zamona Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256; TL: Luzon

  • Rapala sphinx zamona; [NHM card]
  • R. z. mohagani Schröder & Treadaway, 2000 Philippines

    • Rapala zamona mohagani Schröder & Treadaway, 2000; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 21 (2): 62
• Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, 1912 -. See [maps]

  • Rapala sphinx melida Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257; TL: Borneo; Palawan

  • Rapala sphinx melida; [NHM card]
  • R. m. melida Borneo

    • Rapala elcia melida; Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978
    • Rapala rhoecus melida; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 74

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • Rapala sphinx; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 621
  • R. m. nicevillei Swinhoe, 1911 Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, S.Vietnam Brilliant Flash

    • Rapala nicevillei Swinhoe, 1911; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9: 49, pl. 716, f. 1; TL: Sylhet, Assam

    • Rapala melida nicevillei, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Rapala nicevillei; [NHM card]

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • ?Rapala sphinx; [BIR], 361
    • ?Rapala sphinx; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 256
  • R. m. palawanica Schröder & Treadaway, 2000 Philippines

    • Rapala melida palawanica Schröder & Treadaway, 2000; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 21 (2): 61
• Rapala rhoecus de Nicéville, 1895 Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, ?Sumatra, ?Borneo, ?Palawan. See [maps]

  • Rapala rhoecus de Nicéville, 1895; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 319, pl. P, f. 47; TL: NE.SUmara

  • Rapala rhoecus rhoecus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Rapala rhoecus; [NHM card]
  • R. r. rhoecus Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra

    • Rapala sphinx intermedia Ollenbach, 1921; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28 (1): 131, pl. 1, f. 13; TL: Kalataung, Tavoy

    • Rapala sphinx intermedia; [NHM card]
    • Rapala rhoecus rhoecus; [BMP]: 328, pl. 50, f. 16-18
    • Rapala elcia rhoecus; [BOR], 628
• Rapala vajana Corbet, 1940 Java. See [maps]

  • Rapala elcia vajana Corbet, 1940; Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 90: 276

  • Rapala elcia vajana; [NHM card]
  • Rapala vajana; [BOR], 628
• Rapala elcia (Hewitson, 1863) -. See [maps]

  • Deudorix elcia Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 23, pl. 10, f. 38-39; TL: Philippines

  • Rapala elcia; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 26; [NHM card]
  • R. e. elcia Philippines

    • Rapala elcia elcia; [BOR], 628
• Rapala bomiensis Lee, 1979 SE.Tibet. See [maps]
• Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879) Sikkim - Burma, Yunnan. See [maps]

  • Deudorix rectivitta Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 141; TL: N.Cachar

  • Rapala rectivitta, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Deudorix rectivitta; [NHM card]
  • Rapala nissa rectivitta; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 257
  • Rapala rectivitta; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82 (note); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 103 (note), f. 164, pl. 8, f. 11
  • Rapala nissa rectivitta; [Torben B. Larsen]
• Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, [1889] Sikkim, Bhutan, ?Assam. See [maps] Shot Flash

  • Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 285, pl. 14, f. 13
    • = ?Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879);

  • Rapala buxaria; [BIR], 361; [BOW]: pl. 180, f. 33 (text); [BOR], 625; [NHM card]
• Rapala hinomaru Fujioka, 1970 E.Nepal. See [maps]

  • Rapala hinomaru Fujioka, 1970; Spec. Bull. Lepid. Soc. Japan (4): 29; TL: Darapani (1000m), Tombol Bridge, Neapl

  • Rapala hinomaru; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 82 (note)
• ?Rapala catena South, 1913 SE.Tibet. See [maps]

  • Rapala catena South, 1913; J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (3): 609

  • Rapala catena; [NHM card]
• ?Rapala francesca Swinhoe, 1911 Assam. See [maps]

  • Rapala francesca Swinhoe, 1911; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9: 51, pl. 716, f. 4; TL: Assam

  • Rapala francesca; [NHM card]
• ?Rapala horishana Matsumura, 1919 Japan. See [maps]

  • Rapala horishana Matsumura, 1919; Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 601, pl. 47, f. 4; TL: Japan

  • Rapala horishana; Matsumura, 1926, Ins. Matsumurana 1 (1): 24, pl. 2, f. 3 ♀; [NHM card]
• ?Rapala koshunna Sonan, 1932 Formosa

  • Rapala koshunna Sonan, 1932; Zephyrus 3 (3/4): 205

  • Rapala koshunna; [NHM card]
• ?Rapala lazulina (Moore, 1879) Ceylon. See [maps]

  • Deudorix lazulina Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 140; TL: Ceylon

  • Rapala varuna lazulina; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 258
  • Rapala lazulina; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 105, pl. 40, f. 3, 3a; [NHM card]

• Rapala arbaimuni Takanami, 1992 Sumba

  • Rapala arbaimuni Takanami, 1992; Tyô to Ga 43 (2): 147, f. 1-2; TL: Tangga Mandita, Sumba
• Rapala cassidyi Takanami, 1992 Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Rapala cassidyi Takanami, 1992; Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 200, f. 19-22; TL: Blue Zone Ridge, Dumoga-Bone National Park, 600m, N.Sulawesi

  • Rapala cassidyi; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136
• Rapala cyrhestica Fruhstorfer, 1914

  • Rapala cyrhestica Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4): 172; TL: Canton

  • Rapala cyrhestica; [NHM card]
• Rapala enipeus (Staudinger, [1888]) Sulawesi, Salayar, Banggai, Manui. See [maps]

  • Deudorix enipeus Staudinger, [1888]; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 279; TL: Minahassa, N.Sulawesi
  • Rapala toliensis Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 (1): 82; TL: Toli-Toli
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 197
  • Rapala bonthainensis Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 (1): 82; TL: Bonthain
    • = ; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 197
  • Rapala cindy D'Abrera, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region I-III: 625; TL: Celebes,Macassar
    • = ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 197

  • Rapala toliensis; [NHM card]
  • Rapala bonthainensis; [NHM card]
  • Deudorix enipeus; [NHM card]
  • Rapala enipeus; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 35, 73; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (3): 195, f. 11-18; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 136
• Rapala masara Osada, 1987
• Rapala mikaae Shinkai & Morita, 1997²

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