About Drupadia ravindra (Horsfield, 1829)
Drupadia ravindra, scientifically named Drupadia ravindra (Horsfield, 1829), has a wingspan of approximately 30 to 35 millimetres, or 1.2 to 1.4 inches. On the upperside of the wings, male forewings are dark brown, while male hindwings are metallic blue. Females of this species do not have this metallic sheen. On the underside of the wings, the hindwings of these butterflies display a pattern of black markings on a white background, and the forewings are orange. The hindwings feature long tails. The larvae of Drupadia ravindra feed on Derris scandens of the family Papilionaceae, and Saraca thaipingensis. This species is distributed in South Eastern Asia, primarily found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, and the Philippines. These butterflies inhabit primary and secondary rainforest, at an elevation of roughly 600 metres, or 2,000 feet, above sea level.
