Dark Himalayan oakblue | |
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Arhopala rama rama | |
Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification | |
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 ] Contents |
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.
Deep dark blue, with a very broad margin; hindwing with a minute tail. [2]
The butterfly occurs in the Indian Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim and from Manipur to Dawnas. [3]
The species is common in the Himalayas, but not rare elsewhere. [3]
Saffron is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
Drina donina, the brown yamfly is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Asia.
Yasoda tripunctata, the branded yamfly, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Asia.
Agriades asiatica, the azure mountain blue, is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Chrysozephyrus syla, the silver hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Thecla ziha, the white-spotted hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala allata suffusa, the Tytler's rosy oakblue, sometimes placed in Amblypodia, is a small subspecies of butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala aedias yendava, the Singapore oakblue, is a subspecies of Arhopala aedias a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala alax, the silky oakblue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Flos areste, the tailless plushblue, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan region that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala dodonaea, the pale Himalayan oakblue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala paralea, the glazed oakblue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala alesia, the pallid oakblue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Lobocla liliana, commonly known as the marbled flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Choaspes furcata, the hooked awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Aurivittia aurivittata, the dark yellow-banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Aulocera padma, the great satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that ranges across the Himalayas to Assam, northern Burma and western China.
Aulocera brahminus, the narrow-banded satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. The species was first described by Émile Blanchard in 1853.
Callerebia scanda, the pallid argus, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Thermozephyrus ataxus, the wonderful hairstreak, is a small butterfly found from India to Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.