Rapala melida or Frustorfer's Flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1912. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Rapala melida
Rapala melida Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. melida
Binomial name
Rapala melida
Synonyms
  • Rapala sphinx melida Fruhstorfer, [1912]

Subspecies

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  • R. m. melida (Borneo)
  • R. m. palawanica Schröder & Treadaway, 2000 (Philippines)

References

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  1. ^ Fruhstorfer, 1912 Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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  • Rapala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms