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The butterfly occurs in [[Sri Lanka]] and in [[India]] from [[South India]] to [[Orissa]], and, in the north from [[Murree]] to [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] <ref name="Evans">Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H85.16, pp 299.</ref> The range extends to [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and [[Bangka]].<ref name="Savela">Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/rapala/index.html Page on ''Rapala'' genus.]</ref> |
The butterfly occurs in [[Sri Lanka]] and in [[India]] from [[South India]] to [[Orissa]], and, in the north from [[Murree]] (Pakistan and Indian occupied Kashmir) to [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] <ref name="Evans">Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H85.16, pp 299.</ref> The range extends to [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and [[Bangka]].<ref name="Savela">Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/rapala/index.html Page on ''Rapala'' genus.]</ref> |
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The butterfly was previously classified as ''[[Rapala melampus]]'' (Stoll, 1781)<ref name="Evans"/> It is also sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''[[Rapala iarbus]]''.<ref name="Savela"/> |
The butterfly was previously classified as ''[[Rapala melampus]]'' (Stoll, 1781)<ref name="Evans"/> It is also sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''[[Rapala iarbus]]''.<ref name="Savela"/> |
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The Indian Red Flash Baspa melampus [1] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
Range
The butterfly occurs in Sri Lanka and in India from South India to Orissa, and, in the north from Murree (Pakistan and Indian occupied Kashmir) to Kumaon [2] The range extends to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Bangka.[3]
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Rapala melampus (Stoll, 1781)[2] It is also sometimes treated as a subspecies of Rapala iarbus.[3]
Status
Not Rare.[2]
Cited references
- ^ Card for Baspa melampus in LepIndex. Accessed 14 Jun 2007.
- ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H85.16, pp 299.
- ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Rapala genus.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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