Biology:Drupadia scaeva

Short description: Species of butterfly

Drupadia scaeva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Drupadia
Species:	D. scaeva
Binomial name
Drupadia scaeva Bethune-Baker, 1908
Synonyms
Myrina scaeva Hewitson, 1863 Biduanda scaeva Marmessus scaeva scaeva Biduanda melisa cooperi Tytler, 1940 Myrina cyara Hewitson, 1878 Biduanda cyara Biduanda melisa cyara Marmessus scaeva cyara Myrina melisa Hewitson, 1869 Biduanda melisa Marmessus scaeva melisa

Drupadia scaeva, the blue posy, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.

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

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5309375 entry