Drupadia is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as posies. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.

Drupadia
Drupadia cineas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Cheritrini
Genus: Drupadia
Moore, 1884
Synonyms
  • Biduanda Distant, 1884
Habitat of Drupadia hayashii on Sibutu Island

Species

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References

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  • Abang, F. ; C.G. Treadaway & H.G. Schroeder, 2004: A contribution to the butterfly fauna of the Island of Balambangan (Malaysia, Sabah) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Futao 47: 6–13.
  • Cowan, C. F., 1974. The Indo-Oriental genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 29(6): 281–356, 6 pls, 15 figs.
  • Distant, W. L., 1882–1886. Rhopalocera Malayana. 16 + 481 pp., 41 pls. London.
  • Hübner, J., 1816 - 1826. Verz. bekannt. Schmett. Augsberg. [1]
  • Moore, F., 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53(1):16-52.
  • de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Plates.
  • Piepers, M. C. and Snellen, P. C. T., 1918. The Rhopalocera of Java] Part 4. (Erycinidae: Lycaenidae), xlv + 112 pp., 9 pls. The Hague.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.
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