Common Posy

Appearance

''Drupadia ravindra'' has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres . 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.

Larva feed on ''Derris scandens'' and ''Saraca thaipingensis''.

Naming

* ''Drupadia ravindra ravindra'' - Java, Lombok
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra moorei'' - 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'' - Palawan
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra joloana'' - Philippines
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra fulminans'' – Borneo
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra surindra'' - Borneo
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra esla'' - Sumatra
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra serunica'' - Simeulue Is.
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra balina'' – Bali
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa'' - W.Sumatra
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra connexa''
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra batuna'' - Batu Is.
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra janus'' - SW.Sumatra
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra banka''
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra corbeti'' Cowan, 1974 - S.Vietnam
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra resoluta'' Cowan, 1974 - Philippines
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra caerulea'' Okubo, 1983
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra balabacola'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
⤷  ''Drupadia ravindra okurai'' M. & T. Okano, 1991

Distribution

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia above sea level.

Habitat

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia above sea level.