Drupadia ravindra

Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Drupadia ravindra
Drupadia ravindra moorei from Borneo. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Drupadia
Species:	D. ravindra'
Binomial name
Drupadia ravindra' (Horsfield, 1829)
Synonyms
Myrina ravindra Horsfield, [1829] Thecla ravindra Horsfield, [1829] Papilio lisias Fabricius, 1787 (preocc.) Marmessus ravindra ravindra ab. transiens Kalis, 1933 Marmessus ravindra medullia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Biduanda thesmia javanica Toxopeus, 1932 Sithon moorei Distant, 1882; Biduanda similis Druce, 1895 Marmessus moorei sumatranus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus moorei sumatranus f. battakana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus moorei nola Fruhstorfer, 1912 Drupadia boisduvalii Moore, 1884 Marmessus boisduvali var. atra Druce, 1896 Marmessus lisias boisduvalii f. alcira Fruhstorfer, 1912 Drupadia caesarea Weymer, 1887 Sithon moorei var. niasica Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. niasicola Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. ravindrina Staudinger, 1889 Sithon ravindra var. joloana Staudinger, 1889 Marmessus surindra var. albula Druce, 1895 Sithon moorei var. fulminans Staudinger, 1889 Marmessus surindra Druce, 1895 Biduanda esla Swinhoe, [1912] Marmessus lisias iskander Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus lisias lisiades Fruhstorfer, 1912 Marmessus lisias serunicus van Eecke, 1914 Marmessus ravindra balina Fruhstorfer, 1914 Mermessus ravindra sumptuosa Toxopeus, 1931 Marmessus lisias connexa Riley, [1945] Marmessus lisias batuna Riley, [1945] Marmessus lisias janus Riley, [1945] Mermessus lisias banka Riley, [1945] Papilio lisias Fabricius, 1787

Subspecies

• Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok
• Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo
• Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884 - Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China
• Drupadia ravindra caesarea Weymer, 1887 - Nias
• Drupadia ravindra ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889) - Palawan
• Drupadia ravindra joloana (Staudinger, 1889) - Philippines (Jolo, Sulu)
• Drupadia ravindra fulminans (Staudinger, 1889) – Borneo
• Drupadia ravindra surindra (Druce, 1895) - Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan)
• Drupadia ravindra esla (Swinhoe, 1912) - Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.)
• Drupadia ravindra serunica (van Eecke, 1914) - Simeulue Is.
• Drupadia ravindra balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali
• Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa (Toxopeus, 1931) - W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu)
• Drupadia ravindra connexa (Riley, 1945)
• Drupadia ravindra batuna (Riley, 1945) - Batu Is.
• Drupadia ravindra janus (Riley, 1945) - SW.Sumatra
• Drupadia ravindra banka (Riley, 1945)
• Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor)
• Drupadia ravindra resoluta Cowan, 1974 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
• Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983
• Drupadia ravindra balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
• Drupadia ravindra okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991

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  Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii
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  Drupadia ravindra moorei
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  Drupadia ravindra moorei
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  Drupadia ravindra surindra
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  Drupadia ravindra serunica

Description

Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails.

Larvae feed on Derris scandens (Papilionaceae) and Saraca thaipingensis.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines. These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

Bibliography

• LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Beccaloni G.W., Scoble M.J., Robinson G.S. & Pitkin B., 2005-06-15

External links

• Media related to Drupadia ravindra at Wikimedia Commons