Drupadia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Cheritrini
Genus: Drupadia
Species: D. cinderella – D. cindi – D. cineas – D. cinesia – D. cinesoides – D. estella – D. hayashii – D. johorensis – D. niasica – D. ravindra – D. rufotaenia – D. scaeva – D. theda
Name

Drupadia Moore, 1884

Type species: Thecla ravindra Horsfield, 1828.
Synonymy

Marmessus Hübner, [1816]: 81; de Nicéville, 1820: 429. Type species: Papilio lisias Cramer, by subsequent designation (Scudder, 1875: 212). [Misapplication.]
Biduanda Distant, 1884: 237.
Drupadia Moore, 1884: 31.
Drupada [sic] Moore; Piepers, 1918: 104. [Mis-spelling].

References

Abang, F., Treadaway, C.G. & Schröder, H.G., 2004. A contribution to the butterfly fauna of the Island of Balambangan (Malaysia, Sabah) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Futao 47: 6–13. Reference page.
Cowan C. F., 1974. The Indo-Oriental genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 29(6): 281–356, 6 pls, 15 figs. BHL Reference page.
Distant, W.L. 1882–1886. Rhopalocera Malayana. xvi + 481pp., 41 pls. London. Reference page.
Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Hübner, J. 1816–1826. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg. Papilionoidea. BHL Reference page.
Moore, F. 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Journal Asiatic Society Bengal 53(2): 16–52. BHL. Reference page.
de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Pls. Reference page.
Piepers, M. C. and Snellen, P. C. T., 1918. The Rhopalocera of Java 4. (Erycinidae: Lycaenidae), xlv + 112 pp., pls 19-27. The Hague. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Treadaway, C.G. & Schröder, H.G. 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 32 (Suppl. 20): 64pp. Reference page.

Drupadia is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as posies. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.
Habitat of Drupadia hayashii on Sibutu Island
Species

Drupadia cinderella Cowan, 1974
Drupadia cindi Cowan, 1974
Drupadia cineas (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Drupadia cinesia (Hewitson, 1863)
Drupadia cinesoides (de Nicéville, 1889)
Drupadia estella (Hewitson, 1863)
Drupadia hayashii Schroeder & Treadaway, 1989
Drupadia johorensis (Cowan, 1958)
Drupadia niasica (Röber, 1886)
Drupadia ravindra (Horsfield, [1829])
Drupadia rufotaenia (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Drupadia scaeva (Hewitson, 1863)
Drupadia theda (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

References

Abang, F. ; C.G. Treadaway & H.G. Schroeder, 2004: A contribution to the butterfly fauna of the Island of Balambangan (Malaysia, Sabah) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Futao 47: 6-13.
Cowan, C. F., 1974. The Indo-Oriental genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 29(6): 281-356, 6 pls, 15 figs.
Distant, W. L., 1882-1886. Rhopalocera Malayana. 16 + 481 pp., 41 pls. London.
Hübner, J., 1816 - 1826. Verz. bekannt. Schmett. Augsberg. [1]
Moore, F., 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53(1):16-52.
de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Plates.
Piepers, M. C. and Snellen, P. C. T., 1918. The Rhopalocera of Java] Part 4. (Erycinidae: Lycaenidae), xlv + 112 pp., 9 pls. The Hague.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.