''Drupadia rufotaenia '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the
lycaenid
Lycaenidae is the second-largest 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 known butterfl ...
family described by
Hans Fruhstorfer in 1912. It is found 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 Indi ...
.
[ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.]
Subspecies
*''Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia'' (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, north-eastern Sumatra, Borneo: eastern Sarawak)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia archbaldi''
(Evans, 1932) (Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia alcyma''
(Riley, 945
Year 945 ( CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* January 27 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown barely ...
(south-western Sumatra)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia caesia''
Cowan, 1974 (Nias)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia kina''
Cowan, 1974 (Borneo: Kina Balu, Kretam Hill)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia torquata''
Cowan, 1974 (Philippines: Palawan)
*''Drupadia rufotaenia praecox''
Cowan, 1974 (Philippines: Mindoro)
References
External links
''Drupadia''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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rufotaenia
Butterflies described in 1912