Butterfly

Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879) - Scarce Shot Flash

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, [1863]) - Copper Flash

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(1) Rapala pheretima petosiris (Hewitson, [1863]) – Indian Copper Flash

Rapala nissa (Kollar, [1844]) - Common Flash

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(1) Rapala nissa nissa (Kollar, [1844]) – Himalayan Common Flash
(2) Rapala nissa ranta Swinhoe, 1897 – Jaintia Common Flash

Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, 1912 - Brilliant Flash

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(1) Rapala melida nicevillei Swinhoe, [1912] – Patkai Brilliant Flash

Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) - Slate Flash

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(1) Rapala manea schistacea (Moore, 1879) – Bengal Slate Flash

Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879) - Malabar Flash

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787) - Common Red Flash

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(1) Rapala iarbus iarbus (Fabricius, 1787) – Oriental Red Flash
(2) Rapala iarbus sorya (Kollar, [1844]) – Indian Red Flash

Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, [1878]) - Scarlet Flash

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(1) Rapala dieneces dieneces (Hewitson, [1878]) – Malay Scarlet Flash
(2) Rapala dieneces intermedius (Staudinger, 1888) – Andaman Scarlet Flash

Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890 - Malay Red Flash

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, [1858]) - Cornelian

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(1) Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas (Moore, [1858]) – Oriental Cornelian.
Two other names have been applied to Indian populations in the past (e.g., Evans 1932), but they should be subsumed under the nominotypical subspecies: (1) Deudorix epijarbas ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912, and (2) Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912.

The subspecies amatius is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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