Arhopala rama

Dark Himalayan oakblue
	Arhopala rama rama
	Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. rama
Binomial name
	Arhopala rama; Kollar, 1844[ verification needed ]
Synonyms
	Amblypodia rama(Kollar, 1848)[ verification needed ]Contents Description ; Range in India ; Status ; See also ; Cited references ; References ;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Arhopala rama, the dark Himalayan oakblue, (sometimes placed in Amblypodia )^[1] is a small butterfly found in India, Indochina, China and Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Description

Deep dark blue, with a very broad margin; hindwing with a minute tail.^[2]

Range in India

The butterfly occurs in the Indian Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim and from Manipur to Dawnas.^[3]

Status

The species is common in the Himalayas, but not rare elsewhere.^[3]

Cited references

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia rama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
↑ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51.

References

Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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[LepIndex_rama-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia rama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.

[2] Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[Evans-3] 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51.

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Dark Himalayan oakblue

Arhopala rama rama

Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. rama
Binomial name
*Arhopala rama* Kollar, 1844^{[ verification needed ]}
Synonyms
Amblypodia rama(Kollar, 1848)^{[ verification needed ]} Contents Description Range in India Status See also Cited references References