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''Rapala manea'', slate flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in most of the Butterflies of Sri Lanka
/ref> Adult males have dark brown wings with a hint of purple on the cell area of the wings. The underside is greyish brown with two irregular bands. Females are lighter and have androconial patches at the costal margin of the hindwing.
The larvae of subspecies ''R. m. schistacea'' feed on the flowers of
File:RapalaManeaManeaMUpUnAC1.jpg, ''Rapala manea manea'' Sulawesi
File:RapalaManeaChozebaMUpUnAC1.jpg, ''Rapala manea chozeba'' Thailand
File:RapalaManeaSchistaceaFUpUnAC1.jpg, ''Rapala manea schistacea'' Thailand
File:SchistaceaMFUpUn 470 471 AC1.jpg, ''Rapala manea schistacea'' Sikkim, Assam, from the Ludwig Georg Courvoisier, Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
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 ...
(excluding Taiwan).
The wingspan is 24–26 mm./ref> Adult males have dark brown wings with a hint of purple on the cell area of the wings. The underside is greyish brown with two irregular bands. Females are lighter and have androconial patches at the costal margin of the hindwing.
The larvae of subspecies ''R. m. schistacea'' feed on the flowers of Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
, Euphorbiaceae, Combretaceae and species, including ''Quisqualis indica'' and ''Acacia caesia''. They are attended by ants. The larvae are dull rose red. Pupation takes place in a pinkish pupa, mottled with black. It is attached to the stem or a leaf of the host plant.
Subspecies
*''Rapala manea manea'' (Sulawesi) *''Rapala manea schistacea'' (Moore, 1879) (India to northern Thailand, Sri Lanka, southern Yunnan, possibly the Andamans) *''Rapala manea chozeba'' (Hewitson, 1863) (southern Thailand to Singapore, Sumatra, possibly Borneo) *''Rapala manea asikana'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java, possibly Bali) *''Rapala manea enganica'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Enggano) *''Rapala manea lombokiana'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Lombok) *''Rapala manea baweanica'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Bawean) *''Rapala manea philippinensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Philippines:Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan)References
Rapala (butterfly) Butterflies of Singapore Butterflies described in 1863 {{Theclinae-stub