Drupadia ravindra

Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Subspecies

 * Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok
 * Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo
 * Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884 - Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China
 * Drupadia ravindra caesarea Weymer, 1887 - Nias
 * Drupadia ravindra ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889) - Palawan
 * Drupadia ravindra joloana (Staudinger, 1889) - Philippines (Jolo, Sulu)
 * Drupadia ravindra fulminans (Staudinger, 1889) – Borneo
 * Drupadia ravindra surindra (Druce, 1895) - Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan)
 * Drupadia ravindra esla (Swinhoe, 1912) - Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.)
 * Drupadia ravindra serunica (van Eecke, 1914) - Simeulue Is.
 * Drupadia ravindra balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali
 * Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa (Toxopeus, 1931) - W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu)
 * Drupadia ravindra connexa (Riley, 1945)
 * Drupadia ravindra batuna (Riley, 1945) - Batu Is.
 * Drupadia ravindra janus (Riley, 1945) - SW.Sumatra
 * Drupadia ravindra banka (Riley, 1945)
 * Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor)
 * Drupadia ravindra resoluta Cowan, 1974 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
 * Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983
 * Drupadia ravindra balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
 * Drupadia ravindra okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991

Description
Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30 - 35 mm. On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails.

Larvae feed on Derris scandens (Papilionaceae) and Saraca thaipingensis.

Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines. These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about 600 m above sea level.