Rapala caerulea

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Rapala caerulea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rapala
Species:
R. caerulea
Binomial name
Rapala caerulea
(Bremer & Grey, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Thecla caeruleaBremer & Grey, [1851]
  • Thecla betuloidesBlanchard, 1871
  • Atara betuloides

Rapala caerulea, the bush clover, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1851. It is found in north-eastern and central China, Taiwan, Korea [1] and the Russian Far East.

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The wings are light blue with a dark border, strongly widened on the forewings of females. [2]

The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 10, 2019). "Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, [1851])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. "Familia Lycaenidae [Leach], [1815]". Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia. Retrieved February 6, 2020.