Subspecies in India
(1) Rapala manea schistacea (Moore, 1879) – Bengal Slate Flash
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
Assam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Bihar | |||||||||||||
Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
Delhi | |||||||||||||
Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
Gujarat | |||||||||||||
Haryana | |||||||||||||
Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
Karnataka | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 10 | ||
Kerala | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||||
Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
Maharashtra | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 25 | |
Manipur | |||||||||||||
Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
Mizoram | |||||||||||||
Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
Odisha | |||||||||||||
Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
Punjab | |||||||||||||
Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
Sikkim | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
Tripura | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
West Bengal | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ||||
Total | 30 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 30 | 55 | 79 | 55 |
Mangifera indica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Anacardiaceae). Combretum indicum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Combretaceae). Acacia caesia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Acacia megaladena (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Acacia pennata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Acacia torta (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Mimosa invisa (Nitin et al. 2018), Saraca asoca (Nitin et al. 2018), Senna tora (Naik & Mustak 2020) (Fabaceae). Clerodendrum infortunatum (Saji et al. 2018) (Lamiaceae). Urena lobata (Saji et al. 2018) (Malvaceae). Averrhoa bilimbi (Nitin et al. 2018) (Oxalidaceae). Antidesma acidum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Antidesma ghaesembilla (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Phyllanthaceae). Ziziphus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Rhamnaceae). Sorbaria sorbifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Rosaceae). Ixora sp. (Rubiaceae; Ninad Raote, BOI, Sept. 2020). Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Saji et al. 2018) (Sapindaceae). Camellia sinensis (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Theaceae). Lantana camara (Nitin et al. 2018) (Verbenaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) – Slate Flash. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/rapala-manea, accessed 2024/11/10.