Rapala iarbus iarbus

Fabricius 1787 - Common Red Flash

An uncommon species found at the edges of woodland and in secondary vegetation.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

32 - 37mm

Early Stages

More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)

Larval Foodplant

Melastoma polyanthum (Melastomataceae) and Nephelium lappaceum (Sapindaceae)

Range

Nepal, Northern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.