Rapala iarbus

Rapala iarbus, the common red flash,^[1][2] is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South.^[1][3] and Southeast Asia.^[2]

Indian red flash
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. iarbus
Binomial name
Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Rapala jarbas Fabricius

It is a small sized butterfly with a wingspan of 3.3 to 4.1 cms. It is found across India except in the arid regions of Northwest and Northeast.

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