Pratapa deva explained
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.[1] [2]
Subspecies
- P. d. deva southern India, Sri Lanka
- P. d. relata (Distant, 1884) Peninsular Malaya, Singapore
- P. d. lila Moore, [1884] northern India, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
- P. d. devana H. H. Druce, 1895 northern Borneo
- P. d. devadatta (Fruhstorfer, 1912) southern Borneo
- P. d. cartena (Fruhstorfer, 1912) western Java
- P. d. methara (Fruhstorfer, 1912) eastern Java
- P. d. devula Corbet, 1942 Hong Kong
- P. d. christina Schröder & Treadaway, 1998 Philippines: Luzon
References
- Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R. K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing . 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 114. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Pratapa deva (Moore, [1858]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 3, 2018 .
