Drupadia niasica is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Julius Röber in 1886. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Drupadia niasica
Drupadia niasica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Drupadia
Species:
D. niasica
Binomial name
Drupadia niasica
Synonyms
  • Sithon niasica Röber, 1886
  • Biduanda scudderii Doherty, 1889
  • Biduanda thaenia Druce, 1895
  • Marmessus scudderii biranta Riley, 1942
  • Marmessus scudderii perlisa Riley, 1942
  • Drupadia niasica cuboidea Okubo, 1983
  • Marmesseus scudderii karnyi Riley, [1945]

Subspecies

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  • Drupadia niasica niasica (Nias)
  • Drupadia niasica scudderii (Doherty, 1889) (southern Burma, Mergui)
  • Drupadia niasica thaenia (Druce, 1895) (Borneo)
  • Drupadia niasica biranta (Riley, 1942) (Langkawi)
  • Drupadia niasica perlisa (Riley, 1942) (Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Drupadia niasica karnyi (Riley, [1945]) (Siberut)
  • Drupadia niasica ianthina Cowan, 1974 (Batu)
  • Drupadia niasica ultra Cowan, 1974 (Borneo: Sarawak, S.Kalimantan, Pulau Laut)
  • Drupadia niasica florens Cowan, 1974 (Philippines: Mindanao)
  • Drupadia niasica ohtai H. Hayashi, 1984 (Indonesia: northern Sumatra)
  • Drupadia niasica takioi H. Hayashi, 1984 (Indonesia: Simeulue)
  • Drupadia niasica natinis Takanami, 1987 (Philippines: Mindoro)

References

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  1. ^ Röber, J., 1886. Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Austalischen Fauna. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. Iris. 1(1):45-72
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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  • Drupadia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms