Rapala cassidyi
| Cassidy's Flash | |
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| Male R. cassidyi in Sulawesi. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Rapala |
| Species: | R. cassidyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rapala cassidyi Takanami, 1992 | |
Cassidy's Flash Rapala cassidyiis a Lycaenid butterfly found in Sulawesi.[1] It was discovered in 1985 during the Project Wallace expedition of the Royal Entomological Society.[2] The female remains undescribed.[1]
Range
North Sulawesi, Dumoga-Bone National Park.
Description
The upperside of the male is unusual in that it has only a small amount of pale orange on the discal area of the forewing below the cell; a pattern more reminiscent of females of the genus. The underside ground colour is light slate-brown with a glossy sheen. The usual post-discal striae or the genus are present in an ochreous colour and there is a diffuse ochreous marginal band on both wings.
Gallery
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Upperside, Paratype male, N. Sulawesi, Alan Cassidy collection.
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Underside, Paratype male, N. Sulawesi, Alan Cassidy collection.