Rapala varuna explained

Rapala varuna, the indigo flash, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.^{[1] [2]}

Subspecies

• R. v. orseis (Hewitson, 1863) Yunnan
• R. v. simsoni (Miskin, 1874) Torres Straits Island, Cape York to Brisbane, Papua, Trobriand Island
• R. v. guineensis (Staudinger, 1889) New Guinea
• R. v. olivia Druce, 1895 Sulawesi
• R. v. saha Fruhstorfer, 1912 Borneo
• R. v. sagata Fruhstorfer, 1912 Bawean
• R. v. arima Fruhstorfer, 1912 Lombok, Bali
• R. v. ambasa Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias
• R. v. formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Taiwan
• R. v. nada Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan
• R. v. batilma Fruhstorfer, 1912 Tenimber
• R. v. gebenia Fruhstorfer, 1914 Assam

Notes and References

1. Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R.K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing . 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 123. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Rapala varuna (Horsfield, [1829]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 3, 2018.