Rachana

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Rachana
Species: R. australis – R. circumdata – R. jalindra – R. mariaba – R. mioae – R. plateni
Name

Rachana Eliot, 1978.

Type Species: Amblypodia jalindra Horsfield, [1829]: 109, TL: Java.
Synonymy

Rachana Eliot, 1978; Van der Poorten, 2020: 273, 401 stat. rev..
Eliotia H. Hayashi, 1978 (junior homonym of Eliotia Vayssiere, 1909 (Mollusca).
Eliotiana Kocak, 1996. Un-necessary replacement name; per Van der Porten², 2020: 401.

Rachana jalindra indra, male, Nepal, Alan Cassidy photo.

References

Abang, F., Treadaway, C.G., Schröder, H.G. & Page, M.G.P. 2006. A further contribution to the Lepidoptera fauna of Balambangan Island (Malaysia, Sabah) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Pieridae). Futao 51: 1–7. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. 1978. In Corbet & Pendlebury, The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. 3rd Edn. xiv + 578 pp., 35 pls., 438 genitalia figs. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. Reference page.
Hayashi, H., 1978. Lycaenid butterflies from Mindanao, with descriptions of new genus, new species and new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Tyô-to-Ga 29(3): 164-168. Reference page.
Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Koçak, A.Ö. 1996. Complementary notes on the publication titled "Carcasson's African Butterflies" (Lepidoptera). Cent. ent. Stud., Misc. Pap. 27/28: 1–16. Reference page.
Schröder, H.G., Treadaway, C.G. & Hayashi, H., 1981. Zur Kentnis Philippinischer Lycaenidae(Lep.). Entomologische Zeitschrift. 24: 265-272. Reference page.
Schröder, H.G. & Treadaway, C. G. 1990. Zur Kenntnis philippinischer Lycaenidae, 7. (Lepidoptera). Entomologische Zeitschrift 100(21): 404–407, ill. Reference page.
Treadaway, C.G. & Schröder, H.G. 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 32 (Suppl. 20): 64pp. Reference page.
van der Poorten, G.M. & van der Poorten, N.E. 2020; in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 5th Edn. Southdene Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur. Reference page.

Rachana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Species

Rachana australis (Schroeder & Treadaway, 1990)
Rachana circumdata (Schroeder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1981)
Rachana jalindra (Horsfield, 1829)
Rachana mariaba (Hewitson, 1869)
Rachana mioae (Hayashi, 1978)
Rachana plateni (Semper, 1890)

References

Savela, Markku. "Rachana". Lepidoptera and some other life forms (ftp.funet.fi). Retrieved 30 June 2018.

Abang, F. ; C.G. Treadaway ; H.G. Schroeder & M.G.P. Page, 2006: A further contribution to the Lepidoptera fauna of Balambangan Island (Malaysia, Sabah) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Pieridae). Fuatao 51: 1-7.
Schroeder, H. & C.G. Treadaway, 1990: Zur kenntnis philippinischer Lycaenidae, 7 (Lepidoptera). Entomologische Zeitschrift 100 (?): 404-407.
Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1978: Lycaenid butterflies from Mindanao, with the descriptions of new genus, new species and new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga. 29(3): 164-168. [1]
Schrőder, Heinz, Treadaway, Colin G. & Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1981: Zur Kenntnis philippinischer Lycaenidae(Lep.). Ent. Z.. 24: 265-269.
Eliot, J. N., 1978: In Corbet, A. S. & Pendlebury, H. M., The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, edn 3. Kuala Lumpur.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.