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Rapala dieneces

Family Name: Lycaenidae
Taxonomic Group: Invertebrates (Butterfly and Moth)
Common Name: Scarlet Flash

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Description The males are red above with broad black borders almost like a small specimen of the Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus). The females are brown above. The species possess a white-tipped tail with the usual Rapala lobe between veins 1a and 1b. The species can further be characterised by its ochreous undersides as is shown in the photograph which depicts a female specimen.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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