Rapala suffusa barthema
Distant 1885 - The Suffused Flash
A moderately common species of secondary vegetation and orchards. It is particularly fond of coastal areas where its preferred hostplant, the Sea Hibiscus grows.
Flight Period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Wingspan
25 - 32mm
Early Stages
Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)
Larval Foodplant
Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae) and Paraserianthes falcataria (Mimosaceae)
Range
Assam, Myanmar, through Thailand to Malaysia and Singapore.