Rapala extensa

Rapala extensa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. extensa
Binomial name
	Rapala extensa; Evans, 1926
Synonyms
	Rapala nissa extensa ; Rapala micans extensa ;

Rapala extensa, the Chitral flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1926.

Description

The upperside is dark brown, it is lightly glossed with purple. On the hindwing, the red areas are crossed by black veins. It is pale brown on the underside.

It is similar to Rapala selira, but the red area on the upperside is much wider in extensa.

References

↑ Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.
↑ "Rapala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
1 2 Evans WH. The Identification of Indian Butterflies.

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[1] Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.

[2] "Rapala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-07.

[:0-3] 1 2 Evans WH. The Identification of Indian Butterflies.