Drupadia niasica

Drupadia niasica
	Drupadia niasica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Drupadia
Species:	D. niasica
Binomial name
	Drupadia niasica; (Julius Röber, 1886)
Synonyms
	Sithon niasica Röber, 1886; Biduanda scudderii Doherty, 1889; Biduanda thaenia Druce, 1895; Marmessus scudderii biranta Riley, 1942; Marmessus scudderii perlisa Riley, 1942; Drupadia niasica cuboidea Okubo, 1983; Marmesseus scudderii karnyi Riley, [1945];

Drupadia niasica is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Julius Röber in 1886. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

Subspecies

Drupadia niasica niasica (Nias)
Drupadia niasica scudderii (Doherty, 1889) (southern Burma, Mergui)
Drupadia niasica thaenia (Druce, 1895) (Borneo)
Drupadia niasica biranta (Riley, 1942) (Langkawi)
Drupadia niasica perlisa (Riley, 1942) (Peninsular Malaysia)
Drupadia niasica karnyi (Riley, [1945]) (Siberut)
Drupadia niasica ianthina Cowan, 1974 (Batu)
Drupadia niasica ultra Cowan, 1974 (Borneo: Sarawak, S.Kalimantan, Pulau Laut)
Drupadia niasica florens Cowan, 1974 (Philippines: Mindanao)
Drupadia niasica ohtai H. Hayashi, 1984 (Indonesia: northern Sumatra)
Drupadia niasica takioi H. Hayashi, 1984 (Indonesia: Simeulue)
Drupadia niasica natinis Takanami, 1987 (Philippines: Mindoro)

^ Röber, J., 1886. Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Austalischen Fauna. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. Iris. 1(1):45-72
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.