Rapala dioetas is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was observed by the British naturalist William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Sulawesi (Sulawesi, Sanghihe, Talaud, Banggai and Salayar).[2]

Rapala dioetas
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. dioetas
Binomial name
Rapala dioetas
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix dioetas Hewitson, [1863]
  • Deudorix affinis Röber, 1886
  • Rapala zylda Seitz, [1922]
  • Rapala bangkaiensis Ribbe, 1926
  • Rapala dioetas noachis Seitz, 1927

The larva feeds on Lagerstroemia species.

References

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  1. ^ Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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