Rapala domitia

Rapala domitia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Rapala domitia
Rapala domitia albapex Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Rapala
Species:
R. domitia
Binomial name
Rapala domitia
(Hewitson, [1863])[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix domitia Hewitson, 1863
  • Rapala albapex de Nicéville, 1897

Subspecies
  • Rapala domitia domitia (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)
  • Rapala domitia flemingi Eliot, 1969 (Langkawi, possibly southern Thailand)
  • Rapala domitia albapex de Nicéville, 1897 (Borneo)

References
  1. Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Rapala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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