''Pratapa'' is a genus of

butterflies 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 ...

in 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 ...

. The species of this genus are found in the far eastern

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The ...

(China) and in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

Species

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Pratapa cameria ''Pratapa'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the far eastern Palearctic realm (China) and in the Indomalayan realm. Species * '' Pratapa cameria'' de Nicéville Sulawesi * ''Pratapa deva ...

'' de Nicéville

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Pratapa deva ''Pratapa deva'', the white royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857. Description Subspecies There are nine subspecies: *''P. d. deva'' – southern In ...

'' (Moore, 1858) * ''

Pratapa icetas ''Pratapa icetas'', the dark blue royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Pakistan and India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Pratapa icetoides ''Pratapa icetoides'', the blue royal,Yutaka Inayoshi, ''A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China'', page o is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in the Indomalayan realm. Range The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, the Khasi ...

'' (Elwes, 1893) * ''

Pratapa ismaeli ''Pratapa'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the far eastern Palearctic realm (China) and in the Indomalayan realm. Species * ''Pratapa cameria'' de Nicéville Sulawesi * ''Pratapa deva'' ...

'' Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 may be ''Pratapa tyotaroi'' ssp. ''ismaeli'' Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 Philippines (Mindanao) * ''

Pratapa tyotaroi ''Pratapa tyotaroi'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981. It is endemic to the Philippines. On Mindanao island it is distributed on Mount Apo, Mount Kitanglad and Mount Masara. Its forewing length ...

'' Hayashi, 1981

External links

"''Pratapa'' Moore, [1881]"
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