Rapala pheretima

Rapala pheretima, the copper flash, is a species of lycaenid or gossamer-winged butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Copper flash
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. pheretima
Binomial name
Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, 1863.)
Synonyms
Deudorix pheretima Hewitson, 1863 Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885 Deudorix utimutis Distant, 1885

Caterpillar of Rapala pheretima sequeira eating Glochidion, probably Glochidion obscurus

Subspecies

• Rapala pheretima pheretima (Borneo, Sumatra)
• Rapala pheretima petosiris (Hewitson, 1863) (Nepal, Sikkim, Assam to northern Thailand)
• Rapala pheretima sequeira (Distant, 1885) (southern Thailand, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore)
• Rapala pheretima tiomana Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
• Rapala pheretima sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java)
• Rapala pheretima guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)

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  Rapala pheretima pheretima
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  Rapala pheretima petosiris
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  Rapala pheretima sequeira