Rapala pheritimus

Copper Flash

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. pheritimus
Binomial name
*Rapala pheritimus* (Hewitson, 1890)
Synonyms
Deudorix pheretima Hewitson, 1863 Deudorix sequeira Distant, 1885 Deudorix utimutis Distant, 1885

The Copper Flash, Rapala pheritimus is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

Subspecies

Rapala pheritimus pheretimus (Borneo, Sumatra)
Rapala pheritimus petosiris (Hewitson, 1863) (Sikkim, Assam to northern Thailand)
Rapala pheritimus sequeira (Distant, 1885) (southern Thailand, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore)
Rapala pheritimus tiomana Eliot, 1978 (Pulau Tioman)
Rapala pheritimus sakaia Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Java)
Rapala pheritimus guevara Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)