Rapala extensa

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Rapala extensa, the Chitral flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1926.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Lycaenidae
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Rapala extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. extensa
Binomial name
Rapala extensa
Evans, 1926
Synonyms
  • Rapala nissa extensa
  • Rapala micans extensa
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Description

The upperside is dark brown, it is lightly glossed with purple. On the hindwing, the red areas are crossed by black veins. It is pale brown on the underside.[3]

It is similar to Rapala selira, but the red area on the upperside is much wider in extensa.[3]

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