Rapala diopites is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Philippines.

Rapala diopites
Rapala diopites alcetina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. diopites
Binomial name
Rapala diopites
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix diopites Hewitson, 1869
  • Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889
  • Rapala alcetas
  • Rapala alcetas var. alcetina Semper, 1890
  • Rapala alcetas bandatara Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Rapala tara ashinensis Murayama & Okamura, 1973

Subspecies edit

  • Rapala diopites diopites
  • Rapala diopites alcetas (Staudinger, 1889) (Philippines: Palawan, Luzon)
  • Rapala diopites alcetina (Semper, 1890) (Philippines: Mindanao)

References edit

  1. ^ Rapala, funet.fi