Rapala varuna orseis
Hewitson 1863 - The Indigo Flash
A small and common forest species, generally found in clearings and along rides.
It can be identified by having the broadest of postdiscal bands of any of the Genus.
Flight Period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Wingspan
22 - 23mm
Early Stages
Not fully known.
Larval Foodplant
Quisqualis indica (Combretaceae), Ziziphus rugosa (Rhamnaceae), Litchi chinensis and Nephelium lappaceum (both Sapindaceae)
Range
Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand down the peninsular to Malayia and Singapore. Also Cambodia.