Drupadia scaeva

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Biduanda melisa		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Drupadia Rank Species

Similar Drupadia, Drupadia ravindra, Sithon, Yasoda, Neocheritra

Drupadia scaeva, the blue posy, is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South-East Asia.

Subspecies

Drupadia scaeva scaeva (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra)

Drupadia scaeva cooperi (Tytler, 1940) (central Burma, northern Thailand)

Drupadia scaeva cyara (Hewitson, 1878) (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, north-western Burma)

Drupadia scaeva melisa (Hewitson, 1869) (southern Burma, Mergui, southern Thailand)

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