Rapala dioetas information

Rapala dioetas
	From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. dioetas
Binomial name
	Rapala dioetas; (Hewitson, 1863)
Synonyms
	Deudorix dioetas Hewitson, [1863]; Deudorix affinis Röber, 1886; Rapala zylda Seitz, [1922]; Rapala bangkaiensis Ribbe, 1926; Rapala dioetas noachis Seitz, 1927;

Rapala dioetas is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was observed by the British naturalist William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Sulawesi (Sulawesi, Sanghihe, Talaud, Banggai and Salayar).^[2]

The larva feeds on Lagerstroemia species.

^ Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

[1] Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae

[2] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

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