Rapala dioetas

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


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