Rapala pheretima explained

Rapala pheretima, the copper flash,^[1] is a species of lycaenid or gossamer-winged butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Subspecies

• Rapala pheretima pheretima (Borneo, Sumatra)
• Rapala pheretima petosiris (Hewitson, 1863) (Nepal, Sikkim, Assam to northern Thailand)
• Rapala pheretima sequeira (Distant, 1885) (southern Thailand, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore)
• Rapala pheretima tiomana Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
• Rapala pheretima sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java)
• Rapala pheretima guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)

Notes and References

1. Hewitson, 1863, Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsofd01hewi#page/n66/mode/1up