Rapala extensa
| Rapala extensa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Rapala |
| Species: | R. extensa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rapala extensa Evans, 1926
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Rapala extensa, the Chitral flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1926.[1][2]
Description
The upperside is dark brown, it is lightly glossed with purple. On the hindwing, the red areas are crossed by black veins. It is pale brown on the underside.[3]
It is similar to Rapala selira, but the red area on the upperside is much wider in extensa.[3]
References
- ^ Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.
- ^ "Rapala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ a b Evans WH. The Identification of Indian Butterflies.