Arhopala rama

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Dark Himalayan oakblue
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Arhopala rama rama
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Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. rama
Binomial name
Arhopala rama
Synonyms

Amblypodia rama(Kollar, 1848)[ verification needed ]

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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]

See also

Cited references

  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 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  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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