''Drupadia scaeva'', the blue posy, is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
of the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It is found in
South-East Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania. Southeast Asia i ...
.
Subspecies
*''Drupadia scaeva scaeva'' (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra)
*''Drupadia scaeva cooperi''
(Tytler, 1940) (central Burma, northern Thailand)
*''Drupadia scaeva cyara''
(Hewitson, 1878) (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, north-western Burma)
*''Drupadia scaeva melisa''
(Hewitson, 1869) (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand)
See also
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List of butterflies of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.
India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, is ...
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List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species bel ...
References
Butterflies described in 1908
scaeva
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies of Borneo
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